Abstract Purpose Pressure ulcers (PUs) are prevalent among immobile bed or wheelchair-
reliant individuals who experience prolonged sedentary positions. Pressure relief and …

Context The incidence and costs for pressure ulcer (PU) treatment remain high even though
preventive methods are applied. Approaches that use software to support the prevention of …

Human activity inference is not a simple process due to distinct ways of performing it. Our
proposal presents the SCAN framework for activity inference. SCAN is divided into three …

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Taking care of elders in a nursing home is not an easy task. Caregivers face two major
problems: a lack of awareness of the situations surrounding the elderly care and the lack of …

The occurrence of bedsores in Ghanaian hospitals, elderly homes or care homes is
especially high among patients or people who are incapacitated and cannot move or turn on …

INTroducTIoN It is often assumed that risk assessment leads to better care. However, nurses
should question and evaluate the quality of the evidence on which this assumption is based …

Patients with limited body movement ability are subject to the development of pressure
ulcers (PUs), especially when confined to a bed. Pressure relief and frequent repositioning …

Taking care of an elder with cognitive decline is not an easy task. Given their condition,
elders could be involved in situations that may affect their physical integrity or quality of life …

Bed sores, a common problem among immobile patients occur as a result of continuous
sweating due to increase in skin to bed surface temperature in patients lying on same …