Frontiers of Nursing (Sep 2021)

Training program for caregivers to prevent pressure ulcers among elderly residents at geriatric homes

  • Ibrahiem Donia Atef,
  • El-Maksoud Mona Mohamed Abd

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2021-0026
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 249 – 259

Abstract

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Pressure ulcer (PU) is one of the most common problem among the bedridden elderly and has significantly more burden on elderly and caregivers. This study is aimed to evaluate the effects of the training program for caregivers to prevent PUs among elderly residents at geriatric homes.

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