FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK OF PRESSURE SORES IN SOUTH TANGERANG CITY

Abstract

Hospitals are obliged to provide quality health services according to the standards that have been applied. The most frequent occurrence in patients of inpatient units is decubitus ulcers. Pressure sores are localized wounds to the skin or tissue that usually occur on protruding bones, pressure sores are caused by pressure and combined with prsessure. This study is to determine whether there is a relationship between mobilization factors, nutritional factors, and awareness level factors on the incidence of pressure sores at South Tangerang City Hospital. This study was a case-control study using a retrospective case sample of 30 patients with pressure sores and a control case sample of 30 patients without pressure sores. Samples were taken in the surgical inpatient unit and Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The instruments used were the Mini Nutritional Assesment (MNA) questionnaire and the Glasgow Coma Scala (GCS) questionnaire. This study found that significant factors asspciated with an increased risk of prsessure sores were physical mobility (p-value=0.017), nutritional status (p-value=0.009), and awareness of pressure sores (p-value=0.002). Nurses should be aware of these factors to prevent the risk of decubitus ulcers among patients with long-term hospitalization.