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Patients' perceptions of a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle in hospital: a qualitative descriptive study to guide evidence-based practice
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posted on 2017-10-01, 00:00 authored by S Roberts, M Wallis, E McInnes, Tracey BucknallTracey Bucknall, M Banks, L Ball, W ChaboyerBACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers place a significant burden on patients and hospitals. Our team developed and tested a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle (PUPCB) in a cluster randomized trial. As part of the process evaluation conducted alongside the trial, we explored patients' perceptions of the intervention. AIMS: To identify patients' perceptions and experiences of a PUPCB in hospital. METHODS: This qualitative descriptive study explored the perceptions of a subset of patients who participated in a trial testing the PUPCB across four intervention hospitals. A trained interviewer conducted semistructured interviews, which were digitally recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. FINDINGS: Nineteen patients were interviewed across the four hospitals. Three main themes emerged: (a) importance of personal contact in PUPCB delivery; (b) understanding pressure ulcer prevention (PUP) enhances participation; and (c) individual factors impact patients' engagement in PUP. DISCUSSION: The extent to which patients adopted the intervention appeared to be influenced by the complexity of education materials, compatibility with patients' existing knowledge and beliefs, and perceived advantage of the intervention; ability for human interaction; and patient-related facilitators and barriers to participating in PUP care. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION: This study found patients accepted a PUPCB that encouraged participation in care, particularly as it involved personal and positive interactions with nurses and provision of information that was easy to understand and resonated with patients.
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Worldviews on evidence based nursingVolume
14Issue
5Pagination
385 - 393Publisher
Wiley-BlackwellLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1741-6787Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2017, Sigma Theta Tau InternationalUsage metrics
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