Health Condition 1: L89- Pressure ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pressure ulcer injuries 2. Patients aged between 18 years to 99 years. 3. Admitted and discharged in a selected tertiary care hospital and going home with pressure ulcer injury. 4. Patients with caregivers. Patients and caregivers living in Udupi district. 5. Caregivers aged between 18 years to 50 years. 6. Caregivers with an Android smartphone.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. 4th degree pressure ulcer injuries. 2. Burn injury patients. 3. Oncology patients. 4. Neurology patients. 5. Caregivers who are not willing to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Development of Interprofessional Pressure Injury App Bundle (IPI App-Bundle). 2. The Interprofessional pressure Injury App bundle would help the patients with pressure ulcer injuries and their caregivers to effectively manage the pressure ulcer injuries at home. 3. Overall, the IPI App-Bundle will help the patients and their caregivers in assessing and monitoring the ulcers, identifying the complications at an early stage and preventing them, and promoting progressive healing of the ulcers.Timepoint: Development of Interprofessional Pressure Injury App Bundle will take 12 months Intervention of the IPI App-Bundle for 2 years. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The experimental group is expected to have better wound specific quality of life and pressure ulcer healing scores as compared to the control group.Timepoint: 25 to 36 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Manipal College of Nursing