Pressure ulcers and patient safety

This project conducts research on patient safety focusing on pressure ulcers

Description

This research project conducts research on patient safety, focusing on risk assessment of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are adverse events in health care, and are preventable. Within this project, a Swedish version of the risk assessment framework PURPOSE-T has been developed and implemented at Uppsala University Hopsital.

Project members

Co-investigators: Lena Gunningberg, Lisa Hultin, Ann-Christin Karlsson, Malin Löwenmark

Research groups

Caring sciences

Publications

Feasibility of PURPOSE T in clinical practice and patient participation: a mixed-method study
Hultin, Lisa; Karlsson, Ann-Christin; Löwenmark, Malin et al., 2023
Pressure ulcer risk assessment - registered nurses' experiences of using PURPOSE T: A focus group study
Hultin, Lisa; Gunningberg, Lena; Coleman, Susanne et al., 2022
PURPOSE T in Swedish hospital wards and nursing homes: A psychometric evaluation of a new pressure ulcer riskassessment instrument
Hultin, Lisa; Karlsson, Ann-Christin; Öhrvall, Margareta et al., 2020
Pressure Mapping in Elderly Care: A Tool to Increase Pressure Injury Knowledge and Awareness Among Staff
Hultin, Lisa; Olsson, Estrid; Carli, Cheryl et al., 2017

Contact

Lisa Hultin