Table 1.
Use of preventive measures in patients at risk of pressure ulcers
Characteristic
Preventive measures
Total (n=2190)
Yes (n=101)
No (n=2089)
Mean (SD) age (years)
67.2 (14.8)
61.9 (16.5)
No (%) of weekly incidents
*
18 (13.4)
116 (86.6)
134
Mean (SD) score on risk assessment scale:
Braden
16.8 (4.3)
19.7 (3.1)
Norton
14.5 (3.9)
16.9 (2.8)
Waterlow
15.2 (5.3)
13.0 (4.7)
No (%) of patient weeks at risk
:
Braden
63 (8.9)
644 (91.1)
707
Norton
67 (7.8)
791 (92.2)
858
Waterlow
71 (4.6)
1458 (95.4)
1529
No (%) of patient weeks not at risk
:
Braden
36 (2.5)
1405 (97.5)
1441
Norton
32 (2.5)
1258 (97.5)
1290
Waterlow
10 (2.4)
415 (97.6)
425
n=number of patient weeks, not patients.
*
Data missing for one patient.
Number of missing patient weeks: Braden 42, Norton 42, Waterlow 236.
