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.