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August 1, 2020Journal of Clinical Nursing7 citationsOpen Access

PURPOSE T in Swedish hospital wards and nursing homes: A psychometric evaluation of a new pressure ulcer risk assessment instrument

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LHLisa HultinAKAnn‐Christin KarlssonMÖMàrgàretà Öhrvall

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There is a lack of evidence-based validated pressure ulcer risk assessment instruments for use in health care. According to our findings, the Swedish version of PURPOSE T could be used in hospitals and nursing homes to identify patients in risk or with pressure ulcers.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d76cc6b1cb92dd1bb8b23ehttps://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15433
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