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KMID : 0922320120190010005
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2012 Volume.19 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.10
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Wound Care Needs of Hospital-based Home Care Nursing at Elderly Care Facilities
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Kim Duck-Hee
Lee Joo-Young
Hwang Moon-Sook
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate the needs for wound care services in the elderly care institutions by analyzing hospital-based home care nursing in select facilities in Korea.
Methods: A total of 92 staffs at the elderly care institutions, located throughout the country, completed self-report questionnaires between February 1 and November 31, 2009. SPSS ver. 17.0 was used for data analysis, regarding frequency and chi square. The 5% level of significance was the critical level for acceptance of the study’s hypotheses.
Results: Results were as follows; group A and group B were rated as ’high’ and ’very high’, respectively, in care of simple pressure ulcer, care of complicated pressure ulcer, stitch out, care of simple surgical wound, ostomy care, complicated ostomy care, simple dressing and complicated dressing.
Conclusion: Political decisions intended to promote visits by hospital- based home care nurses to the elderly care institutions would be a prudent course.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly Care facility, Hospital based Home care nursing, Wound care
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