Process evaluations undertaken alongside randomised controlled trials in the hospital setting: A scoping review.

Background: There is increasing recognition of the importance of undertaking process evaluations alongside implementation of health interventions by examining mechanisms of impact and contextual factors. However, a comprehensive synthesis of process evaluations undertaken alongside clinical trials in hospital settings is lacking. We undertook a scoping review to address this gap.

Surgical wound care preferences and priorities from the perspectives of patients: a qualitative analysis.

Objective: To explore patients' priorities and preferences for optimal care of their acute or hard-to-heal surgical wound(s).

Method: This qualitative study involved semi-structured individual interviews with patients receiving wound care in Queensland, Australia. Convenience and snowball sampling were used to recruit patients from inpatient and outpatient settings between November 2019 and January 2020.

Oedema as a predictor of the incidence of new pressure injuries in adults in any care setting: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Oedema measurement, also termed sub-epidermal moisture measurement is recommended as an adjunct pressure injury prevention intervention in international guidelines because it indicates early tissue damage.

Objective: To determine the prognostic value of oedema measurement in predicting future pressure injury in adults in any care setting.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Process evaluation of an intervention to test the effectiveness of foam border dressings in preventing hospital-acquired sacral pressure injuries (the EEPOC trial): A protocol.

Background: Prophylactic foam border dressings are recommended for high-risk patients in addition to standard pressure injury prevention protocols despite limited high-quality evidence regarding their effectiveness. This protocol describes the process evaluation that will be undertaken alongside a multisite randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of these dressings in reducing hospital-acquired sacral pressure injury incidence.

Methods: This theory informed parallel process evaluation using qualitative and quantitative methods will be undertaken in medical and surgical units.

Repositioning for pressure injury prevention in adults: An abridged Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: A pressure injury is an area of localised damage to the skin and underlying tissues. Patient repositioning is an important prevention strategy, as those with limited mobility are at increased risk of developing pressure injury.

Objectives: To assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of repositioning schedules on the prevention of pressure injury in adults.