Table 1 Participant demographics and pressure injury risk assessment (n = 51)
From: The role of patients in pressure injury prevention: a survey of acute care patients
Range mean (SD) | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 19 – 93; 65.0 (16.6) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 23 | 45 | |
Female | 28 | 55 | |
Ward | |||
Orthopaedic | 35 | 66 | |
Neurology | 16 | 34 | |
Type of admission^ | |||
Medical | 13 | 26 | |
Surgical | 37 | 74 | |
Number of days post-op | 0 – 33; 10.1 (12.1) | ||
PI risk assessment^ | |||
Waterlow not at risk | 6 | 12 | |
Waterlow at risk | 5 | 10 | |
Waterlow high risk | 5 | 10 | |
Waterlow very high risk | 4 | 8 | |
Braden no identified risk | 13 | 26 | |
Braden low risk | 3 | 6 | |
Braden moderate risk | 2 | 4 | |
Braden high risk | 3 | 6 | |
Risk assessment not documented | 10 | 19 |