TY - GEN
T1 - The Position Therapy in Elderly People at Risk of Developing Pressure Injuries
AU - Ferreira, Rita
AU - Goes, Maria Margarida
AU - Oliveira, Henrique
AU - Vieira, João Vítor
AU - Santos, Margarida
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Pressure injuries (PI) are a major public health problem, as they significantly reduce the quality of life of elderly people. On the other hand, they increase costs and burdens in health services. Nursing interventions contribute to the development and implementation of preventive strategies to reduce all these negative impacts. Objective: To identify the contribution of position therapy to safe care in elderly people at risk of developing PI. Methodology: The methodology used was based on an Integrative Literature Review (ILR), which included the formulation of an initial research question, research in scientific databases, analysis and interpretation of selected articles, as well as the synthesis and presentation of the results obtained. For the selection of articles and formulation of the research question, the PI[C]OD methodology was used. Results: Once the methodology was applied, a final set comprising 7 studies was obtained, which suggest that there is scientific evidence that repositioning therapy, as well as automatic repositioning systems, contribute to the prevention of PI development. Conclusion: Based on the scientific evidence found in this research, the practice of position therapy prevents PI in the elderly and, consequently, promotes their comfort and quality of life. It also contributes to lower health care costs.
AB - Pressure injuries (PI) are a major public health problem, as they significantly reduce the quality of life of elderly people. On the other hand, they increase costs and burdens in health services. Nursing interventions contribute to the development and implementation of preventive strategies to reduce all these negative impacts. Objective: To identify the contribution of position therapy to safe care in elderly people at risk of developing PI. Methodology: The methodology used was based on an Integrative Literature Review (ILR), which included the formulation of an initial research question, research in scientific databases, analysis and interpretation of selected articles, as well as the synthesis and presentation of the results obtained. For the selection of articles and formulation of the research question, the PI[C]OD methodology was used. Results: Once the methodology was applied, a final set comprising 7 studies was obtained, which suggest that there is scientific evidence that repositioning therapy, as well as automatic repositioning systems, contribute to the prevention of PI development. Conclusion: Based on the scientific evidence found in this research, the practice of position therapy prevents PI in the elderly and, consequently, promotes their comfort and quality of life. It also contributes to lower health care costs.
KW - Elderly
KW - Nursing care
KW - Position therapy
KW - Pressure injury
KW - Prevention
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-97524-1_23
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-97524-1_23
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85127835064
SN - 9783030975234
T3 - Lecture Notes in Bioengineering
SP - 245
EP - 256
BT - Gerontechnology IV - Contributions to the 4th International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2021
A2 - García-Alonso, José
A2 - Fonseca, César
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 4th International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2021
Y2 - 23 November 2021 through 24 November 2021
ER -