A Digital Tool for Measuring Healing of Chronic Wounds Treated with an Antioxidant Dressing: A Case Series.

(1) Abstract: Wound monitoring is an essential aspect in the evaluation of wound healing. This can be carried out with the multidimensional tool HELCOS, which develops a quantitative analysis and graphic representation of wound healing evolution via imaging. It compares the area and tissues present in the wound bed.

Algorithm for the differential diagnosis between dependence-related skin injuries and severe life-threatening skin injuries.

Aim: To develop a diagnostic algorithm to differentiate dependence-related skin injuries (avoidable) from severe life-threatening skin injuries (unavoidable).

Method: A nominal group technique was used. Six experts with extensive knowledge of these types of injuries were selected for the group.

Drone Applications for Emergency and Urgent Care: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: In recent years, the use of drones in health emergencies has increased. Among their main benefits are avoiding endangering rescuers, travelling long distances in a short time, or contacting victims in risky situations; but despite their multiple advantages, their use has not been fully demonstrated.

Study Objective: This study aims to identify the available evidence on the use of drones in emergency health care compared to traditional health care.

Skin injuries associated with severe life-threatening situations: A new conceptual framework.

Purpose: To create a conceptual framework for skin injuries developing in patients whose lives are severely compromised or who are expected to die within a short period of time. To name and classify these types of skin injuries. To describe the clinical features of the different types of skin injuries that may occur in terminally ill and/or dying patients.

Nurses and ward managers' perceptions of leadership in the evidence-based practice: A qualitative study.

Aim: To describe nurses and ward managers' experiences with nursing leadership in the implementation of evidence-based practice.

Background: The implementation of evidence-based practice requires to identify the most suitable styles of nursing leadership for the successful application.

Design: A qualitative descriptive study.

The Role of Antioxidants on Wound Healing: A Review of the Current Evidence.

(1) Background: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role in the preparation of the normal wound healing response. Therefore, a correct balance between low or high levels of ROS is essential. Antioxidant dressings that regulate this balance are a target for new therapies.

Development of the Aerial Remote Triage System using drones in mass casualty scenarios: A survey of international experts.

The use of drones for triage in mass-casualty incidents has recently emerged as a promising technology. However, there is no triage system specifically adapted to a remote usage. Our study aimed to develop a remote triage procedure using drones.

Conceptual Framework for Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis Based on Scoping Review and Expert Consensus Process.

Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) has been studied over the last decades, but gaps in the knowledge related to its identification, etiological agents, and risk factors remain. We carried out a scoping review about IAD that included systematic reviews, experimental, and observational studies about IAD and its potential risk factors. We retrieved 24 articles that described 100 potential risk factors and which were synthesized by the authors and proposed to a panel of experts.

Multidisciplinary Unit Improves Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Rheumatic Diseases and Hereditary Thrombophilias: An Observational Study.

Rheumatic diseases (RD) and hereditary thrombophilias (HT) can be associated with high-risk pregnancies. This study describes obstetric outcomes after receiving medical care at a multidisciplinary consultation (MC) and compares adverse neonatal outcomes (ANOs) before and after medical care at an MC. This study is a retrospective observational study among pregnant women with RD and HT treated at an MC of a university hospital (southern Spain) from 2012 to 2018.

Kennedy terminal ulcer and other skin wounds at the end of life: An integrative review.

Aims: To undertake an integrative literature review to identify, analyse and synthesize current literature on the Kennedy terminal ulcer (KTU) and other unavoidable skin injuries that appear at the end of life regardless of the healthcare context in which they occur.

Methods: Integrative review following the Whittemore and Knafl methodology. The search was carried out in PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Scopus.

Development and validation of the Pressure Injury Prevention Barriers questionnaire in hospital nurses in Spain.

Objective: To develop and validate a new questionnaire to measure the nurses' perceptions of the barriers towards the prevention of pressure injuries (PIs) at hospitals.

Design: Validation study with mixed methods.

Setting: Four university hospitals in southern Spain.

Attitudes of Spanish Nurses towards Pressure Injury Prevention and Psychometric Characteristics of the Spanish Version of the APuP Instrument.

The prevention of pressure injuries in hospitalised patients is a critical point of care related to patient safety. Nurses play a key role in pressure injury (PI) prevention, making it important to assess not only their knowledge but also their attitude towards prevention. The main purpose of this study was to translate into Spanish and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Attitude towards Pressure ulcer Prevention instrument (APuP); a secondary aim was to explore the associations of attitude with other factors.

Validation of the Pressure Injury Prevention Knowledge questionnaire in nursing students: Rasch analysis.

Objective: The aim of our study is to measure the knowledge of nursing students at the University of Jaén about evidence-based recommendation for the prevention of pressure injuries.

Method: A cross-sectional observational and validation study was carried in 2019, using an online survey. All the students registered on the Nursing Degree programme of the University of Jaén were invited to participate.

Antioxidant dressing therapy versus standard wound care in chronic wounds (the REOX study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: A wound that does not heal in the orderly stages of the healing process or does not heal within 3 months is considered a chronic wound. Wound healing is impaired when the wound remains in the inflammatory stage for too long. A range of factors can delay the healing process: imbalance between proteases and protease inhibitors in the wound bed; bacterial colonization and the presence of biofilm; and oxidative stress.

Development and Psychometric Properties of the Pressure Injury Prevention Knowledge Questionnaire in Spanish Nurses.

Pressure injuries (PIs) are a major health problem with severe implications for patients. Professionals who care for people at risk should have high knowledge about PIs prevention. The actual knowledge can be measured using different tools, but we have found no questionnaire to measure the knowledge on PIs prevention developed and validated for Spanish-speaking countries.

Clinical Validation of the Nursing Outcome "Pain: Disruptive Effects" in People With Chronic Pain in Spain.

Background And Purpose: The measurement of the effects of chronic pain on the patients is a challenge for nurses. The purpose was to translate into Spanish and to assess the psychometrics of the indicators of the nursing outcome "Pain: disruptive effects."

Methods: A three-stage study: (a) translation and cultural adaptation, (b) content validation, (c) clinical validation in 10 healthcare centers.

Knowledge about the Care of People with Alzheimer's Disease of the Nursing Staff of Nursing Homes in Spain.

People with Alzheimer's disease often live in nursing homes. Updated knowledge among the nursing staff has led to better quality of care. The aim of this study was to measure the knowledge about the care of people with Alzheimer's disease of the nursing staff of nursing homes in Spain.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Nursing Outcome in People with Chronic Pain.

Pain has a major impact on health and quality of life. Since the level of knowledge of painful conditions can influence how these are addressed and managed, assessing this knowledge in patients becomes crucial. As a result, it is necessary to have culturally adapted and validated instruments that specifically measure patients' knowledge of chronic pain management.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Nursing Outcome "Pain: Adverse Psychological Response" in Patients With Chronic Pain.

Purpose: To culturally adapt into Spanish and validate the outcome "Pain: Adverse psychological response" (code 1306) in patients with chronic pain.

Methods: A three-stage study was conducted: (a) translation and cultural adaptation, (b) content validation, and (c) clinical validation.

Findings: The Spanish version of the outcome "Pain: Adverse psychological response" has high content validity ( 0.

Effectiveness and safety of olive oil preparation for topical use in pressure ulcer prevention: Multicentre, controlled, randomised, and double-blinded clinical trial.

This non-inferiority, multicentre, randomised, controlled, and double-blinded clinical trial compared the therapeutic effectiveness of the topical application of an olive oil solution with that of a hyperoxygenated fatty acid compound for the prevention of pressure ulcers in at-risk nursing home residents. The study population comprised 571 residents of 23 nursing homes with pressure ulcer risk, randomly assigned to a hyperoxygenated fatty acid group (n = 288) or olive oil solution group (n = 283). Both solutions were applied on at-risk skin areas every 12 hours for 30 days or until pressure ulcer onset.

Knowledge, skills and attitudes related to evidence-based practice among undergraduate nursing students: A survey at three universities in Colombia, Chile and Spain.

Teaching nursing students about the model of evidence-based practice is a challenge for university faculty. The aim of this study was to measure knowledge, skills and attitudes related to evidence-based practice among undergraduate nursing students, as well as associated factors. The study involved a cross-sectional design using a survey of all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing programme (1st to 4th year) in three nursing faculties of universities in Chile, Colombia and Spain.

Measuring knowledge of Alzheimer's: development and psychometric testing of the UJA Alzheimer's Care Scale.

Background: Care for people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias should be based on up-to-date clinical practice guidelines. The education and training of nurses and other healthcare staff in dementia is a key factor in providing quality care. Knowledge of Alzheimer's disease can be measured through questionnaires.

Validation of the Spanish Version of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2.

Background: There are currently no questionnaires to measure the knowledge of nurses about dementia or Alzheimer's disease care in the Spanish language.

Objective: To validate the Spanish version of the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2 (DKAT2-Sp).

Methods: The DKAT2 was translated into Spanish and then back-translated.

Student nurses' knowledge and skills of children's environmental health: Instrument development and psychometric analysis using item response theory.

Background: Climate change has an important impact on health, particularly in children. Therefore, the inclusion of environmental issues in the undergraduate nursing curriculum is essential. Knowledge and skills in environmental sustainability can be measured through questionnaires.