| Pressure ulcer guideline development and dissemination in Europe. | |
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PMID: 20579194 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore the current state of pressure ulcer guideline development and dissemination, from national to local level (i.e. nursing homes) in six European countries: England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are a persistent problem in healthcare institutions. Their prevalence is influenced by many factors, one of them being the development and dissemination of pressure ulcer guidelines. These are difficult and complex processes and it is not clear whether they differ between European countries. DESIGN: Literature review and semi-structured interviews. METHOD: Interviews were conducted in six countries at national and nursing home level. RESULTS: Four countries had national pressure ulcer prevention and treatment guidelines. Portugal had no national guidelines and Sweden had shifted the responsibility to regional level. All participating nursing homes had pressure ulcer guidelines except those in Portugal. Control and monitoring of guideline dissemination was carried out only in Sweden and England. CONCLUSIONS: All countries studied have national or regional pressure ulcer prevention and treatment guidelines, except Portugal. Portugal is also the only country where none of the nursing homes included had pressure ulcer guidelines. Because the dissemination of such guidelines does not imply actual implementation, further research should focus on the implementation process. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Clinical guidelines, like pressure ulcer guidelines, are important tools in guiding the care processes in healthcare institutions. Successful dissemination of guidelines from national level to individual healthcare institutions is a first and necessary step in actually applying them. Monitoring of the guideline dissemination process is therefore essential. |
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Authors:
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Esther Meesterberends; Ruud Halfens; Christa Lohrmann; Rianne de Wit |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical nursing Volume: 19 ISSN: 1365-2702 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Nurs Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-28 Completed Date: 2010-09-27 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9207302 Medline TA: J Clin Nurs Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1495-503 Citation Subset: N |
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Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. e.meesterberends@zw.unimaas.nl |
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Diffusion of Innovation Europe Guidelines as Topic Humans Pressure Ulcer / nursing* |
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