Table 1 Summary of demographics for total PU, pain and detailed assessment populations

Total Population

287

176

37

Age (in years):

Median

81.0

79.0

75.0

Mean (SD)

77.8 (13.44)

76.2 (13.27)

72.6 (15.31)

Range

23.0,106.0

23.0, 99.0

23.0, 98.0

Male

100 (34.8%)

71 (40.3%)

9 (24.3%)

n ‘at risk’ per RAS:

Waterlow

38/38 (100%)

16/16 (100%)

Braden

213/242(88.0%)

132/156 (84.6%)

25/37 (67.6%)

Non Caucasian

4 (1.4%)

2 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

Place of assessment:

Own home

134 (46.7%)

108 (61.4%)

26 (70.3%)

Nursing home

98 (34.1%)

44 (25.0%)

6 (16.2%)

Residential home

36 (12.5%)

10 (5.7%)

3 (8.1%)

Rehabilitation unit

12 (4.2%)

9 (5.1%)

1 (2.7%)

Specialist Palliative Care Unit

5 (1.7%)

4 (2.3%)

1 (2.7%)

Missing

2 (0.7%)

1 (0.6%)

0 (0.0%)

Total number of PUs

440

285

54

Number PU per patient

Median

1.0

1.0

1.0

Mean (SD)

1.5 (0.83)

1.6 (0.88)

1.5 (0.65)

Range

1.0, 5.0

1.0, 5.0

1.0, 3.0

Grade of PUs reported

Grade 1

155 (35.2%)

87 (30.5%)

20 (37.0%)

Grade 2

177 (40.2%)

118 (41.4%)

17 (31.5%)

Grade 3

63 (14.3%)

45 (15.8%)

8 (14.8%)

Grade 4

32 (7.3%)

25 (8.8%)

5 (9.3%)

Unstageable

13 (3.0%)

10 (3.5%)

4 (7.4%)