Development of a clinical practice guideline on pressure ulcers in people with spinal cord injuries inspired by the ADAPTE method.

Study Design: Guideline adaptation study using the ADAPTE method.

Objective: The aim of this study was the development and validation of a Danish clinical practice guideline for PU/PI prevention and treatment for people with SCI through adaptation of existing guidelines.

Methods: The ADAPTE method is a systematic framework used to adapt existing clinical practice guidelines to a new context, such as a different healthcare setting or population.

"I am just trying to live a life!" -a qualitative study of the lived experience of pressure ulcers in people with spinal cord injuries.

Background: Pressure ulcers (PUs) are frequently reported in people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Wound management in people with SCI involves relieving pressure on the affected area by means of immobilisation and bed rest. The healing time of a PU can vary, but often takes several months or even years, causing people to stay in bed for prolonged periods of time.

Interventions, stakeholders, and organisation related to pressure ulcer prevention for individuals with spinal cord injuries in transition from hospital to home - A scoping review.

Study Design: Scoping review.

Aim Of The Study: To obtain an overview of initiatives, organisational components, and stakeholders' perspectives on PU prevention in transitional care.

Methods: Scoping review searching the databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE), CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and SCOPUS in May 2022.

Static overlays for pressure ulcer prevention: a hospital-based health technology assessment.

Introduction: At Odense University Hospital (OUH) alternating-air mattresses (AAM) are used in the prevention of pressure ulcers (PU); however, static overlays might be more effective and have lower costs. To investigate the properties and consequences of using static overlays for prevention of PU at OUH, a hospital-based health technology assessment (HTA) was conducted.

Methods: Two types of static overlays were tested in an observational study and compared with AAM for patients with a medium-high risk of PU in geriatric and orthopaedic wards at OUH.

Pressure ulcer prevention in hospitals: a successful nurse-led clinical quality improvement intervention.

A pressure ulcer prevalence of 17.3% at Odense University Hospital in Denmark in 2010 prompted action and a quality improvement project was planned. This had two aims: to reduce pressure ulcers at the hospital by 50% and to have no pressure ulcers at or above category 3.