Table 3 Strategies participants identified for patient participation in PIP
From: The role of patients in pressure injury prevention: a survey of acute care patients
Participant nominated PIP strategies | |
|---|---|
Theme | Sub-themes with participant quotes |
Keep skin healthy | Skin assessment |
Frequent skin assessment and early intervention | |
Get regular skin checks from a specialist | |
Skin care | |
Keep clean and fresh | |
Wash with provided soaps | |
Dry properly | |
Moisturise regularly-use sorbolene | |
Rub or massage area | |
Dressings on exposed or damaged areas | |
Stop scratching | |
Take care not to injure self | |
Stop clothes bunching | |
Sunshine | |
Anti-coagulants | |
Listen to your body | Repositioning & movement |
Walk around the ward | |
Turning and moving important – prevention better than cure | |
Get up a bit more instead of using a bottle | |
Aim to get moving as soon as possible | |
Avoid lying down too long | |
Keep up current activity – be more active and keep moving | |
Get up and down | |
Keep out of bed | |
Change position while in bed | |
Use monkey bar to reposition and to get comfortable | |
Constantly move heels to relieve pressure | |
Use side-rails to move | |
Not sit in one spot all the time or for too long | |
Reposition self as much as possible | |
Use supports and cushioning aides | |
Pillows under sore spots | |
Pillows under calves to prop heels off bed | |
Use supports to move hips to feel better | |
Special mattresses | |
Inflatable rings to sit on | |
Looking after the inside | Drink more |
Eat well | |
Have enough to eat | |
Keep hydrated | |