Multisite Study to Characterize Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care Under Best Practices
| 2006-IJ-CX-0029 | $561,718 |
| Principal Investigator: | Solomon Liao |
| Title: | Multisite Study to Characterize Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care Under Best Practices |
| Monitor: | Catherine McNamee |
| The study examines residents of long-term care facilities who are aged 65 and older to determine the characteristics of pressure ulcers that occur under circumstances of good care. Pressure ulcers may occur under circumstances ranging from excellent care to severe neglect. At present the medical and criminal justice fields are guided by a combination of common sense, anecdotal evidence, and clinical experience to determine when a pressure ulcer is a forensic marker of neglect. Scientific evidence is needed to better understand when they are truly markers of neglect. In order to understand this key difference the project will first map the characteristics of an ulcer that occurs under circumstances of good care. | |
Date Entered: November 29, 2007