Reduction of the incidence of pressure sores by an education program on nursing care.

• Main Authors: Vijitr Srisupan, Wilawan Senaratana, Wilawan Picheansatian, Jittaporn Chittreecheur, Malinee Watanakool, Pratin Chaisri, Laddawan Singhakumfu, Chanwit Tribuddharat, Somwang Danchaivijitr
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33749055532&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62300
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether an education and campaign program would reduce the incidence of pressure sores. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The study was performed in a 1,400-bed teaching hospital in Thailand with a total number of 697patients from 47 wards for a point prevalence study; 1,201 and 1,268 pa...