Validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales in predicting pressure ulcer risk in hospitalized patients

Letícia F Serpa; Vera L C G Santos; Giovana R P Peres; Maria G S Cavicchioli; Mirta M Hermida

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2010.05.002

Validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales in predicting pressure ulcer risk in hospitalized patients

Appl Nurs Res. 2011 Nov;24(4):e23-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.05.002. Epub 2010 Jul 24.

Authors

Letícia F Serpa¹, Vera L C G Santos, Giovana R P Peres, Maria G S Cavicchioli, Mirta M Hermida

Affiliation

¹ Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. lfserpa@uol.com.br

PMID: 20974099
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.05.002

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales in predicting pressure ulcer risk in hospitalized patients. This is a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Braden sensory perception and friction/shear subscales and Waterlow mobility and appetite subscales were the most relevant predictors.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Hospitalization*
Humans
Inpatients*
Pressure Ulcer / epidemiology*
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires