Hospital‐acquired pressure ulcers prevention: What is needed for patient safety? The perceptions of nurse stakeholders.

Aim: The aim of this study was to understand the perceptions of 11 Portuguese nurses' stakeholders regarding pressure ulcers prevention practice and reality in the hospital setting. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to recruit nursing stakeholders for a heterogeneous focus group. A semi‐structu...

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Publicado en:Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 978 - 988
Autores principales: Gaspar, Susana, Botelho Guedes, Fábio, Vitoriano Budri, Aglécia Moda, Ferreira, Carlos, Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2022
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          Gaspar, Susana
          Botelho Guedes, Fábio
          Vitoriano Budri, Aglécia Moda
          Ferreira, Carlos
          Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
        affil: Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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          Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Control
          Hospitals
          Patient Safety
          Nurse Attitudes Portugal
          Portugal
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          Convenience Sample
          Focus Groups
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Data Analysis Software
          Content Analysis
          Risk Assessment
          Nursing Knowledge
          Qualitative Studies
          Health Knowledge
          Motivation
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Aim: The aim of this study was to understand the perceptions of 11 Portuguese nurses' stakeholders regarding pressure ulcers prevention practice and reality in the hospital setting. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to recruit nursing stakeholders for a heterogeneous focus group. A semi‐structured interview was conducted with 11 nursing stakeholders involved in pressure ulcers prevention and/or patient safety. MaxQda 2020 qualitative analysis software was used in the content analysis and data processing. Informed consent was obtained, and anonymity was guaranteed. Results: Four themes were approached in the interview: (1) Pressure ulcer risk assessment; (2) Nurses and doctors pressure ulcers monitoring; (3) Pressure ulcer risk profiles; and (4) Effective interventions to improve patient safety. The categorisation of the four themes was created aposteriori based on the 'Awareness/Knowledge/Competence, Opportunity, and Motivation – Behaviour Change Wheel' (adapted COM‐B system). Interest, responsibility, autonomy, leadership and prioritisation for decision‐making were some categories linked to motivation. Braden scale operationalisation, education given during undergraduate degree continued professional health education, missing care, reliability of the records and patients' clinical characteristics emerged as categories associated with awareness/knowledge/competence. Understaffing/nursing hours, health policies, electronic health records systems and clinical language used, access to appropriate equipment and resources, teamwork and clinical support specialist on tissue viability/wound care were some categories related to opportunity. Conclusions: Pressure ulcer prevention is complex and requires a focussed attitude, robust evidenced‐based knowledge and enhanced skills in risk assessment, communication and team collaboration. The highlighted categories could be further analysed at an organisational level to develop tailored strategies that could contribute to successful evidence‐based practice implementation. Relevance to clinical practice: The findings provide directions for behavioural change in the hospital context related to pressure ulcers prevention through awareness/knowledge/competence, motivation and opportunity to improve care delivered.
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