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How effective are prevention strategies in reducing the prevalence of pressure ulcers?
M D Whitfield1, E C Kaltenthaler, R L Akehurst
1School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, UK.
Abstract:
The prevalence of pressure ulcers has remained constant at about 7% over the past 20 years, even though considerable time and money has been invested in various prevention strategies. This literature review explores whether pressure-prevention programmes can reduce the prevalence rate still lower or whether they are working but are limited by an increasingly aged population and rising patient acuity.
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