“A Study on Risk Assessment of Pressure Ulcers Among Immobilized Client at Selected Hospital, Bagalkot”.

Abstract

Decubitus ulcers, also termed bedsores or pressure ulcers, are skin and soft tissue injuries that form as a result of constant or prolonged pressure exerted on the skin. These ulcers occur at bony areas of the body such as ischium, greater trochanter, sacrum, heel, malleolus (lateral than medial), and occiput. These lesions mostly occur in people with conditions that decrease their mobility making postural change difficult. Jean-Martin Charcot was a French doctor in the 19th century who studied many diseases, including decubitus ulcer. The study was conducted titled “A Cross-section study” for risk assessment of pressure ulcer among immobilized client at selected hospital Bagalkot.

Methods: Study design was cross-section design. 90 hospitalized immobilize patients were selected by convenient sample technique with the immobilize group observation approach. Braden scale was used to assess the risk of development of pressure ulcer among immobilize clients was done using the ‘t’ test and determined using the Chi-square test.

Results: The majority of subjects 38.88% had sever risk to develop pressure ulcer, 37.77% had high risk of develop of pressure, 18.88% had moderate risk of develop pressure, and 4% had mild develop pressure.

Conclusion: In immobilize patients, the majority 38.8% sever risk of development of pressure ulcer. The majority (58.88%) of the subjects were partially immobilize patients.