Liesbet Demarré

TL;DR: Although the cost to provide pressure ulcer prevention to patients at risk can importantly impact health care services' budgets, the costs to treat a severe pressure ulcers were found to be substantially higher.

TL;DR: Insight into the knowledge and attitudes of nurses and nursing assistants and the correlation between knowledge, attitudes and the compliance with the pressure ulcer prevention guidelines provided to residents at risk of pressure ulcers in nursing homes are gained.

TL;DR: A valid and reliable instrument to assess knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties and can be applied in both research and practice for evaluating knowledge about pressure ulcers prevention.

TL;DR: The APuP is a psychometrically sound instrument that can be used to effectively assess attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention in patient care, education, and research and the association between attitude, knowledge and clinical performance should be explored.

TL;DR: The cost of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment in hospitals and nursing homes in Flanders was found to be low compared to other international studies, and recommendations specific to pressure ulcers prevention are needed as part of methodological guidelines to conduct cost-of-illness studies.