Development of smart clothing to prevent pressure injuries in bedridden persons and/or with severely impaired mobility: 4NoPressure research protocol

AS Rêgo, GE Furtado, RA Bernardes, P Santos-Costa… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pressure injuries (PIs) are a major public health problem and can be used as quality-of-care
indicators. An incipient development in the field of medical devices takes the form of Smart …

Patient Repositioning during Hospitalization and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: a Narrative Review

OL Cortés, SM Vásquez - Investigación y Educación en …, 2024 - revistas.udea.edu.co
Objective. This article presents a literature review to explore and analyze the current
situation of pressure ulcers or lesions or decubitus ulcers, pathophysiological …

The prevalence and risk factors of pressure ulcers among residents of long-term care institutions: a case study of Kazakhstan

Z Zhetmekova, L Kassym, A Kussainova… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Limited information is available regarding the prevalence of pressure ulcers (PUs) in
residential homes in Central Asia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the …

Self-management challenges and support needs among patients with primary glaucoma: a qualitative study

Y Hua, H Lu, J Dai, Y Zhou, W Zhou, A Wang, Y Chen… - BMC nursing, 2023 - Springer
Background Self-management plays an important role in the disease management of
glaucoma patients. The effectiveness of the program can be improved by assessing the …

Self-management support in cardiovascular consultations by advanced practice nurses trained in motivational interviewing: An observational study

MM Engelen, S van Dulmen… - Patient Education and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This observational study explores advanced practice nurses'(APN) performance in
secondary prevention and self-management support in patients with cardiovascular disease …

Lessons learned from patients with spinal cord injury in managing pressure ulcers: A qualitative study

BGIVAN Gaal, MM Engelen, MJM Adriaansen… - Journal of Tissue …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To explore how individuals with spinal cord injury self-manage the prevention
and treatment of pressure ulcers and to provide insight into experiences with self …

Research on Users' Exercise Behaviors of Online Exercise Community Based on Social Capital Theory

J Fan, X Guo, X Liu, X Xue - Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
Online exercise communities play an important role in their users' self-health management.
The willingness of users to interact and create user-generated content in online communities …

Medical device-related pressure injuries in intensive care patients: A prospective and descriptive study

B Tezcan, ŞE Alpar, BG Karabacak - Journal of Tissue Viability, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Treatment and care of patients in intensive care units require the use of many
medical and technological instruments. Pressure injuries occur when medical devices …

The usability of two mobile health assistive technologies for wheelchair-related in-seat movement and pressure

K Jordan, T Vos-Draper, M Morrow… - … of Rehabilitation and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction This study aimed to understand the degree to which two different mobile health
assistive technologies, AW-Shift© and Sensoria® Mat, addressed seven constructs for …

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the revised-Skin Management Needs Assessment Checklist questionnaire in Malay language

DC Thomas, PL Chui, A Yahya, JW Yap - Journal of Tissue Viability, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Pressure injury (PI) related knowledge can be used as an outcome indicator of
a PI education program. In Malaysia, no scale has been translated and validated for …