Priority 21 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: For people at risk of pressure ulcers how effective are pressure ulcer grading systems in determining the amount of skin damage and does the use of such scales improve ulcer healing? (JLA PSP Priority 21) | |
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| Overall ranking | 21 |
| JLA question ID | 0013/21 |
| Explanatory note | Existing relevant systematic reviews not up-to-date at the time of the PSP |
| Evidence |
Kottner J, Raeder K, Halfens R, Dassen T. A systematic review of interrater reliability of pressure ulcer classification systems. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2009; 18: 315-36 PMID:19191981 |
| Health Research Classification System category | Skin |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | This is an indicative uncertainty. This or a similar uncertainty was submitted the following number of times in the survey: 8 |
| Submitted by | Clinicians |
| Outcomes to be measured | Ulcer healing |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0013 |
| PSP name | Pressure Ulcers |
| Total number of uncertainties shown on the spreadsheet | 269 (To see a full list of these, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | March 2013 |