TY - JOUR
T1 - Pressure ulcers and incontinence-associated dermatitis: effectiveness of the Pressure Ulcer Classification education tool on classification by nurses
AU - Beeckman, Dimitri
AU - Schoonhoven, Lisette
AU - Fletcher, Jacqui
AU - Furtado, Katia
AU - Heyman, Hilde
AU - Paquay, Louis
AU - de Bacquer, Dirk
AU - Defloor, Tom
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Context: previous studies report that pressure ulcer classification and differentiation from incontinence associated dermatitis are difficult. Incorrect classification and differentiation result in incorrect prevention and treatment. Education is important to spread evidence-based insights about this topic and to improve classification skills.Aim: to assess the effectiveness of the Pressure Ulcer Classification (PUCLAS) education tool. PUCLAS was developed by the PUCLAS Workgroup of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.Design: randomised controlled trial.Setting and participants: a convenience sample of 1217 Belgian, Dutch, British and Portuguese nurses.Outcome measure: correct classification of pressure ulcer photographs and differentiation from photographs of incontinence-associated dermatitis.Results: baseline, 44.5% of the photographs were classified correctly. In the post-test, the results in the intervention group were significantly higher (63.2%) compared with the control group (53.1%; p
AB - Context: previous studies report that pressure ulcer classification and differentiation from incontinence associated dermatitis are difficult. Incorrect classification and differentiation result in incorrect prevention and treatment. Education is important to spread evidence-based insights about this topic and to improve classification skills.Aim: to assess the effectiveness of the Pressure Ulcer Classification (PUCLAS) education tool. PUCLAS was developed by the PUCLAS Workgroup of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.Design: randomised controlled trial.Setting and participants: a convenience sample of 1217 Belgian, Dutch, British and Portuguese nurses.Outcome measure: correct classification of pressure ulcer photographs and differentiation from photographs of incontinence-associated dermatitis.Results: baseline, 44.5% of the photographs were classified correctly. In the post-test, the results in the intervention group were significantly higher (63.2%) compared with the control group (53.1%; p
U2 - 10.1136/qshc.2008.028415
DO - 10.1136/qshc.2008.028415
M3 - Article
SN - 2044-5415
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - BMJ Quality & Safety
JF - BMJ Quality & Safety
ER -