Zena Moore1,2,3,4,5,6, Pinar Avsar1,2, Laura Conaty7, David Hugh Moore8, Declan Patton1,2, Tom O'Connor1,2. 1. School of Nursing & Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). 2. Skin Wounds and Trauma (SWaT) Research Centre, RCSI. 3. Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. 4. Professor Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University. 5. Honorary Professor, Lida Institute, Shanghai, China. 6. Senior Tutor, University of Wales. 7. Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. 8. Trinity College Dublin, Department of Political Science.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this systematic review was to establish the prevalence of pressure ulcers (PU) within published studies from Europe. METHOD: Using systematic review methodology, quantitative design studies which explored prevalence data and/or the epidemiology of PUs in Europe were considered. The primary outcome was PU prevalence. The search, conducted in April 2019, using Cochrane, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases, returned 3065 records, of which 79 met the inclusion criteria. Data were extracted using a pre-designed extraction tool, and validity analysis was undertaken using the Evidence-Based Librarianship (EBL) Critical Appraisal Checklist. RESULTS: We included 79 articles in this review. Across the studies, the median prevalence was 10.8% (standard deviation: 7%; range: 4.6-27.2%). The highest PU prevalence reported was from the Netherlands (27.2%; n=17,494 participants), and the lowest was reported from Finland (4.6%; n=629 participants). Almost 32.4% (n=151,195) of the PUs were category I and the most common site for PUs was the sacrum. CONCLUSION: The prevalence data is consistently high. These data indicate the continued need for further resource allocation into PU prevention and management.
OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this systematic review was to establish the prevalence of pressure ulcers (PU) within published studies from Europe. METHOD: Using systematic review methodology, quantitative design studies which explored prevalence data and/or the epidemiology of PUs in Europe were considered. The primary outcome was PU prevalence. The search, conducted in April 2019, using Cochrane, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases, returned 3065 records, of which 79 met the inclusion criteria. Data were extracted using a pre-designed extraction tool, and validity analysis was undertaken using the Evidence-Based Librarianship (EBL) Critical Appraisal Checklist. RESULTS: We included 79 articles in this review. Across the studies, the median prevalence was 10.8% (standard deviation: 7%; range: 4.6-27.2%). The highest PU prevalence reported was from the Netherlands (27.2%; n=17,494 participants), and the lowest was reported from Finland (4.6%; n=629 participants). Almost 32.4% (n=151,195) of the PUs were category I and the most common site for PUs was the sacrum. CONCLUSION: The prevalence data is consistently high. These data indicate the continued need for further resource allocation into PU prevention and management.
Authors: Richard Goodall; Alexander Armstrong; William Hughes; Charles A Fries; Dominic Marshall; Eleanor B Harbinson; Justin Salciccioli; Joseph Shalhoub Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Date: 2020-11-23
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