Tom Defloor

..The reliability of pressure ulcer classification systems has rarely been tested...

..This paper reports the findings of a pilot study exploring the experience of older people living with pressure ulcers...

..Additionally, the priority of a call probabilistically depends on the risk factors, assigned to a patient...

..The aim of this paper is to present critical analysis of the validation methods of pressure ulcer risk assessment scales...

..Turning is considered to be an effective way of preventing pressure ulcers, however almost no research has been undertaken on this method...

..To evaluate the impact of effective preventive measures on the predictive validity of the two risk assessment scales...

..This paper reports a study whose aim was to chart clinical nursing competences and their complexity in Belgian general hospitals...

..To assess the interplay between hope and the information provided by health care professionals...

..To describe and discuss of the added value of systematic development and validation of nursing interventions in nursing care...

..To evaluate whether postponing preventive measures until non-blanchable erythema appears will actually lead to an increase in incidence of pressure ulcers (grades 2-4) when compared with the standard risk assessment method...

..Educational level and years of nursing experience did not seem to influence interrater reliability...

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..Examining the (experienced) changes associated with a nursing intervention to enhance adherence to leg ulcer lifestyle advice...

..The identification and description of the basic psychological process linked with the focus of family members' functioning during the acute phase of traumatic coma...

..Incorrect classification and differentiation result in incorrect prevention and treatment. Education is important to spread evidence-based insights about this topic and to improve classification skills...

..Non-adherence to leg ulcer regimen is a major problem. Reasons for non-adherent behaviour are not fully understood. Literature about processes underlying adherence in leg ulcer patients is scarce...

..The identification and description of the basic psychological process linked with the focus of family members' functioning during the acute phase of traumatic coma...

..The purpose of this paper is to examine and synthesise the literature on alternating pressure air mattresses (APAMs) as a preventive measure for pressure ulcers...

..This paper is a report of a review conducted to describe the current evidence about the prevention and treatment of incontinence-associated dermatitis and to formulate recommendations for clinical practice and research...

..Development and psychometric testing of an instrument to assess venous leg ulcer lifestyle knowledge...

..The objective of this study was to identify prognostic factors associated with the development of pressure ulcer lesions (grade 2-4) in nursing home patients with non-blanchable erythema...

..Recommendations on pain, lifestyle advice, compliance and other quality-of-life issues should be incorporated in guidelines for leg ulcer treatment...

..The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of two cushions in the prevention of heel pressure ulcers in a geriatric population...

..This study aimed to obtain insight into the prevalence of malnutrition in Belgian elderly hospital wards and to identify factors associated with the malnutrition prevalence...

..This paper is a report of a study of the inter-observer reliability of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel pressure ulcer classification system and of the differential diagnosis between moisture lesions and pressure ulcers...

..The stress-coping theory and the systems theory provide the theoretical framework for this review...

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..This study aimed to develop and pilot a uniform data collection instrument and methodology to measure the pressure ulcer prevalence and to get some insight into pressure ulcer prevalence across different patient groups in Europe...

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..However, nonadherence to these guidelines is frequently reported. Negative attitudes and lack of knowledge may act as barriers to using guidelines in clinical practice...

..No large-scale data, based on direct patient observations, are available regarding the pressure ulcer preventive interventions used in hospitals...

..To provide an overview of what is known thus far about reasons for and determinants of non-adherent behaviour...

..Family members were found to protect themselves against false or unjustified hope by seeking valid information. They alternate their moments of despair, and in their interactions they respect each other's hope...

..This paper is a report of a study to describe venous leg ulcer care regarding compression, pain management and lifestyle advice in community settings and to identify factors that predict the provision of lifestyle advice by nurses...

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..Qualitative as well as quantitative studies are discussed...

..studies of the effectiveness of alternating pressure air mattresses (APAMs) for the prevention of pressure ulcers are scarce and in conflict...

..The aim of this systematic literature review was to describe the current evidence in the field of pressure ulcer treatment with hydrocolloids and to give recommendations for clinical practice and further research...

..To detect problems when classifying pressure ulcers and to examine whether an e-learning program is able to increase the classification skills of qualified nurses and nursing students...

..Studies on compliance-enhancing interventions and the effectiveness of these interventions in patients with venous leg ulceration were reviewed...

..The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the availability and quality of protocols for pressure ulcer prevention in homecare agencies in the Netherlands...

..PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The brochure could easily be implemented in standard practice without the necessity to take the patient's coping style into account...

..To investigate the pressure ulcer prevalence in home nursing patients and to evaluate guideline adherence of measures for the prevention of pressure ulcers and the participation of informal carers in pressure ulcer prevention...

..Pressure ulcer development during a surgical procedure is a serious problem. Therefore, preventive measures should be taken during surgery and the first few days afterwards, until the patient is able to mobilize independently...

..The researchers were surprised to find how significant pain associated with the pressure ulcer was to patients or the impact it had on their lives. All quotes from the participants are taken from Hopkins et al (2006)...