Core outcome Set for Cardio-oncology (COS-CO): development of a set of outcomes for the cardiovascular assessment and monitoring of cancer patients and survivors.

Aims: There is an increasing awareness of the evidence-based selection of outcomes to be measured in clinical trials and clinical practice. Currently, there is no core outcome set (COS) for cardio-oncology, which may hinder the (inter)national comparison of the effectiveness of research and the quality of cardio-oncology care. The aim of this study is to develop a standard and pragmatic patient-centred outcome set to assess and monitor cancer patients and survivors at risk of or with cardiovascular diseases.

A Fully Automated Pulsating Support System for Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment in 10 Belgium Nursing Homes: An Observational Study.

Purpose: We studied pressure injury (PI) stage II-IV cumulative incidence and the change of PI status in the sacral area of nursing home residents associated with the use of a fully automated pulsating support system air mattress in use for 30 days. We also assessed caregivers', residents', and their family members' experiences and perceptions of mattress comfort and other factors such as pain.

Design: Multicenter cohort study.

Silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings as adjuvant prophylactic therapy to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: a pragmatic noncommercial multicentre randomized open-label parallel-group medical device trial.

Background: Silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings are used as adjuvant therapy to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (PUs).

Objectives: To determine whether silicone foam dressings in addition to standard prevention reduce the incidence of PUs of category 2 or worse compared with standard prevention alone.

Methods: This was a multicentre, randomized controlled medical device trial conducted in eight Belgian hospitals.

Pressure ulcer Cat. II-IV incidence on the CuroCell S.A.M. PRO powered reactive air support surface in a high-risk population: A multicentre cohort study in 12 Belgian nursing homes.

The primary objective was to study pressure ulcer (PU) category II-IV (including suspected deep tissue injury and unstageable PUs) cumulative incidence and PU incidence density, in a 30day observation period, associated with the use of the CuroCell S.A.M.

Modifiable patient-related factors associated with pressure ulcers on the sacrum and heels: Secondary data analyses.

Aim: To explore factors associated with the presence of category I-IV pressure ulcers on the sacrum and heels.

Design: Cross-sectional, secondary data analysis using data collected from the Landelijke Prevalentiemeting Zorgproblemen (LPZ) project, a multicentre prevalence study including nursing home residents and community care clients (N = 4,842) in the Netherlands in 2017.

Methods: A single binary logistic regression model was designed to identify factors associated with the presence of pressure ulcers.

Development and psychometric validation of PUKAT 2·0, a knowledge assessment tool for pressure ulcer prevention.

The aim of this study was to develop a tool to measure the knowledge of nurses on pressure ulcer prevention. PUKAT 2·0 is a revised and updated version of the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool (PUKAT) developed in 2010 at Ghent University, Belgium. The updated version was developed using state-of-the-art techniques to establish evidence concerning validity and reliability.