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The effects of a community-based discharge-planning modelfor continuing pressure ulcer care on wound healing rates, nutritional status,and infection rates of elderly patients in Thailand |
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| Creator | Jinpitcha Mamom |
| Title | The effects of a community-based discharge-planning modelfor continuing pressure ulcer care on wound healing rates, nutritional status,and infection rates of elderly patients in Thailand |
| Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) |
| Journal Vol. | 39 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 341 |
| Keyword | pressure ulcer,wound-healing,nutritional status,infection,elderly patients |
| ISSN | 0125-3395 |
| Abstract | This quasi-experimental research design study aimed to determine the effects of a community-based discharge-planningmodel for continuing pressure ulcer care on the nutritional status, wound-healing, and infection rates in one hundred elderlypatients at a tertiary hospital in Thailand. The patients were simple randomized into two groups; namely, the control groupreceiving regular care and the experimental group using the model for continuing pressure ulcer care. Data from a personalinformation record, a wound-healing rate evaluation form, and a record of ulcer cultures and blood albumin levels wereanalyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and chi-square test. The results showed that the wound-healing rate and bloodalbumin of the experimental group were significantly higher compared to the control group (p < 0.01). Also, the ulcer infectionrates were significantly different between the two groups (p<0.05). The evidence suggests that the community-baseddischarge-planning model for continuing pressure ulcer care is effective and efficient in improving nutritional status, healingulcers, and reducing ulcer infections. |
