![]() ![]() ![]() The PUPP included the establishment of specialized mattresses hospital-wide, new products for patients with incontinence, use of sliders, and discontinued use of soaker pads. The team used the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Quality Care in conjunction with Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations Model as guiding frameworks. The multi-disciplinary research team was comprised of a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist, a dietician, wound care specialists, and several nurses. In this poster presentation, we describe how a multidisciplinary research team implemented and evaluated a PU prevention program (PUPP). ![]() The prevalence rate of PUs was 34.9% with only one third of the PUs at Stage 1. In 2013, an observational survey using a modified Braden Scale was conducted among 272 patients in an acute care hospital located in a Western Canadian city. The prevalence of PUs in acute care hospitals in Canada is estimated at 25.1% with half of PUs assessed as Stage 1. Session presented on Monday, Novemand Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Pressure ulcers (PUs) are one indicator of the quality of health care. ![]()
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