Physiotherapists' knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention

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dc.contributor.authorOzcan O.
dc.contributor.authorKaraali H.K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:02:37Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:02:37Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractPressure ulcers can develop in bedridden or immobile patients which physiotherapists frequently encounter. Although physiotherapists receive training for preventing pressure ulcers, there is limited evidence of physiotherapists' knowledge level. Our study evaluated physiotherapists' pressure ulcer prevention knowledge. The level of knowledge for pressure ulcer prevention was inquired with the Turkish version of the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Knowledge Assessment Instrument (PUPKAI-T). Two hundred and sixty-five physiotherapists participated in our study. The median PUPKAI-T total score ranged from 8 to 21. Only two physiotherapists (0.8%) got good points from the questionnaire. The highest score was Nutrition (Theme 4; 59.2%), and the lowest score belonged to the contact preventive interventions that reduce pressure/shearing (Theme 5; 26.7%). The question with the lowest success rate was the positioning question of Theme 5 (Question 2; 12.5%). In our study, physiotherapists' pressure ulcer prevention knowledge was evaluated with a relatively high number of participants compared to the literature. These results brought to mind that training programs that specifically emphasise techniques to prevent pressure ulcers and positioning manoeuvres to be organised increase the knowledge level of physiotherapists. © 2022 The Authors. International Wound Journal published by Medicalhelplines.com Inc (3M) and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1111/iwj.14049
dc.identifier.issn17424801
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/11936
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Inc
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.subjectHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPhysical Therapists
dc.subjectPressure Ulcer
dc.subjectSkin Care
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectattitude to health
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdecubitus
dc.subjecteducational status
dc.subjectexperience
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjecthealth program
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectnutritional support
dc.subjectpatient mobility
dc.subjectpatient positioning
dc.subjectphysiotherapist
dc.subjectpreventive medicine
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjectsociodemographics
dc.subjectattitude to health
dc.subjectdecubitus
dc.subjectskin care
dc.titlePhysiotherapists' knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention
dc.typeArticle

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