Local treatment of pressure ulcers in long-term care: a correlational cross-sectional study

To analyse the treatment of pressure ulcers (PU) in long-term care.In this correlational cross-sectional study, data was collected between November 2015 and January 2016 from older people with PUs in private and public long-term care facilities in Finland. Data collection was conducted by trained nurses using the Pressure Ulcer Patient Instrument (PUP-Ins). Outcomes measured were: prevalence and localisation of PU, local PU treatment, frequency...