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Patient risk factors for pressure ulcer development: systematic review.

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Overall there is no single factor which can explain pressure ulcer risk, rather a complex interplay of factors which increase the probability of pressure ulcers development.
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This article is published in International Journal of Nursing Studies.The article was published on 2013-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 537 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Risk factor & Observational study.

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Prevalence, incidence and associated factors of pressure injuries in hospices: A multicentre prospective longitudinal study.

TL;DR: The high incidence and prevalence of pressure injuries confirmed the importance of palliative care nurses continuously focusing on prevention and management strategies, and the predictive power of the Braden scale for a new pressure injury is not confirmed.
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Building a Biopsychosocial Conceptual Framework to Explore Pressure Ulcer Pain for Hospitalized Patients

TL;DR: A conceptual framework derived from a biopsychosocial model of pain is presented, which integrates previous research on pressure ulcer pain, to ultimately improve understanding of pain in hospitalized patients with pressure ulcers.
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The incidence of pressure ulcer in patients on mechanical ventilation andeffects of selected risk factors on pressure ulcer development.

TL;DR: It can be recommended that nurses and other health professionals should be aware of factors playing a role in pressure ulcer development and should be able to conduct appropriate interventions to prevent pressure ulcers.
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Sinomenine retards LPS-elicited inflammation via down-regulating CCAT1 in HaCaT cells.

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Preventing pressure ulcers in nursing homes using a care bundle

TL;DR: A mixed methods feasibility study of the use of the first theory and evidence‐informed care bundle specifically designed for nursing homes, which consists of three prevention practices (skin inspection, support surfaces, repositioning) and a range of behaviour change techniques to promote these practices, highlighted a number of feasibility issues surrounding recruitment and retention, collecting data and implementation fidelity.
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