Which pressure sore risk calculator? A study of the effectiveness of the Norton scale in Hong Kong

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Norton score in predicting the likely occurrence of pressure sores compared to the Waterlow scale in Hong Kong. Two elderly care wards (one male and one female) were chosen, the sample size was 185 and the mean age of subjects was 80.4. Each newly admitted patient was assessed using both the Norton calculation and the Waterlow calculation. At the end of the research, there were eight patients...