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. 1990 Nov;3(4):20-4.

Preventing pressure ulcers in institutionalized elders: assessing the effects of small, unscheduled shifts in body position

A M Smith, J A Malone
  • PMID: 2242233

Preventing pressure ulcers in institutionalized elders: assessing the effects of small, unscheduled shifts in body position

A M Smith et al. Decubitus. 1990 Nov.

Abstract

This pre-test/post-test, two-week experimental clinical study compared the effect of small, unscheduled shifts in body position in preventing pressure ulcers in two groups of elders (n = 19) determined at risk by the Norton Scale. No statistically significant effects were found using these small shifts.

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