Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Pressure Ulcer Prevention (PUP) is a collaborative project between four universities and four county councils - Dalarna, Gävle, Karlstad and Uppsala. A total of 10 researchers are participating.

Subproject 1: Health protection for pressure ulcer prevention - from ambulance to discharge. A randomized controlled trial in four county councils. The aim was to study the incidence of pressure ulcers in patients over 70 years of age who are acutely admitted to hospital with and without health protection and health economic effects. The study has been completed and two studies published.

Subproject 2: Knowledge and attitudes towards pressure ulcers, prevention and treatment. Two publications.

Researchers from the University of Gävle

Maria Engström, Professor, University of Gävle
Gunilla Mårtensson, Associate Professor, University of Gävle
Anna-Greta Mamhidir, Senior Lecturer, University of Gävle

Publications

Bååth, C., Engström, M., Gunningberg, L. & Muntlin Athlin, Å. (2016). Prevention of heel pressure ulcers among older patients - from ambulance care to hospital discharge: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial. Applied Nursing Research, 30, 170-175. 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.10.003 External link. [More information] External link.

Florin, J., Bååth, C., Gunningberg, L. & Mårtensson, G. (2016). Attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention: a psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the APuP instrument. International Wound Journal, 13 (5), 655-662. 10.1111/iwj.12338 External link. [More information] External link.

Muntlin Athlin, Å., Engström, M., Gunningberg, L. & Bååth, C. (2016). Heel pressure ulcer, prevention and predictors during the care delivery chain - when and where to take action? : a descriptive and explorative study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 24. 10.1186/s13049-016-0326-0 External link. [More information] External link.

Gunningberg, L., Mårtensson, G., Mamhidir, A., Florin, J., Muntlin Athlin, Å. & Bååth, C. (2015). Pressure ulcer knowledge of registered nurses, assistant nurses and student nurses: a descriptive, comparative multicentre study in Sweden. International Wound Journal, 12 (4), 462-468. 10.1111/iwj.12138 External link. [More information] External link.

Published by: Susanne L