Publications by authors named "Catherine A VanGilder-Freese"
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of pressure injury (PI) prevention strategies in adult acute care settings in the United States using the data from the 2018/2019 International Pressure Ulcer Prevalence (IPUP) Survey.
Design: Observational, cohort study with cross-sectional data collection and retrospective data analysis.
Subjects And Setting: The sample comprised 296,014 patients hospitalized in 1801 acute care facilities in the United States that participated in the 2018 and/or 2019 IPUP Survey.