Add to ORKG- Wounds such as skin tears, pressure injuries and leg ulcers increase in incidence with age and are a significant issue in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) - Pressure injury prevalence reported at ~20% in RACF samples - Skin tears account for up to 41% of wounds of residents - Leg ulcers affect 1–3% of adults over 60 years, increasing to 5-10% of those over 80 year
There are a number of physiological changes that occur with aging that make the older adult more sus...
Skin tears are one of the most common wounds found among frail, older individuals, and are considere...
BACKGROUND Maintaining skin integrity in a community setting is an ongoing issue, as research sugges...
The incidence of skin tears, pressure ulcers and chronic leg or foot ulcers increases with age 1-4 a...
Aims: To evaluate the implementation of the Champions for Skin Integrity Model on facilitating uptak...
AIMS To evaluate the implementation of the Champions for Skin Integrity Model on facilitating uptake...
Background: This project built on the previously successful Champions for Skin Integrity study that ...
To determine whether differences in care practices and demographics between two long-term aged care ...
Both pressure ulcers and skin tears pose complications for elderly patients in long-term care settin...
Purpose: Many older adults in acute and subacute health services suffer with loss of skin integrity,...
Pressure ulcers are a significant iatrogenic cause of morbidity and mortality in the aged care popul...
Aims: To facilitate evidence-based leg and foot ulcer management through implementation of the Champ...
Background: To describe the profile of aged care residents and to examine those variables that were ...
Pressure ulcers are debilitating, costly and potentially fatal, particularly for the frail and elder...
Skin tears are traumatic injuries occurring mostly on the extremities due to shearing and friction f...
There are a number of physiological changes that occur with aging that make the older adult more sus...
Skin tears are one of the most common wounds found among frail, older individuals, and are considere...
BACKGROUND Maintaining skin integrity in a community setting is an ongoing issue, as research sugges...
The incidence of skin tears, pressure ulcers and chronic leg or foot ulcers increases with age 1-4 a...
Aims: To evaluate the implementation of the Champions for Skin Integrity Model on facilitating uptak...
AIMS To evaluate the implementation of the Champions for Skin Integrity Model on facilitating uptake...
Background: This project built on the previously successful Champions for Skin Integrity study that ...
To determine whether differences in care practices and demographics between two long-term aged care ...
Both pressure ulcers and skin tears pose complications for elderly patients in long-term care settin...
Purpose: Many older adults in acute and subacute health services suffer with loss of skin integrity,...
Pressure ulcers are a significant iatrogenic cause of morbidity and mortality in the aged care popul...
Aims: To facilitate evidence-based leg and foot ulcer management through implementation of the Champ...
Background: To describe the profile of aged care residents and to examine those variables that were ...
Pressure ulcers are debilitating, costly and potentially fatal, particularly for the frail and elder...
Skin tears are traumatic injuries occurring mostly on the extremities due to shearing and friction f...
There are a number of physiological changes that occur with aging that make the older adult more sus...
Skin tears are one of the most common wounds found among frail, older individuals, and are considere...
BACKGROUND Maintaining skin integrity in a community setting is an ongoing issue, as research sugges...