Outcomes of wound care nurses' practice in patients with pressure ulcers: An integrative review.


Journal

Journal of clinical nursing
ISSN: 1365-2702
Titre abrégé: J Clin Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9207302

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Historique:
received: 06 07 2020
revised: 27 10 2020
accepted: 13 11 2020
pubmed: 4 12 2020
medline: 4 6 2021
entrez: 3 12 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Wound care nurses are recognised as a key element for improving health outcomes. However, there is still fragmented knowledge of the outcomes associated with their practice in individuals with pressure ulcers. To identify, summarise and map all available evidence related to the outcomes of wound care nurses' practice in individuals with pressure ulcers. Integrative literature review. To report the review, we followed the modified version of Cooper's five-step methodology, and the PRISMA guidelines. The search was carried out on CINAHL, PubMed, the Cochrane Library and Scopus, with a time frame ranging from each database inception to December 21, 2019. We included observational or experimental studies of adult individuals affected by (or at risk of) developing pressure ulcers who were also cared for by wound care nurses. Of the 439 peer-reviewed publications, 13 studies met the inclusion criteria. The most frequent outcomes were pressure ulcer incidence, healing rate and time taken for complete healing. Less frequent outcomes were changes in pressure ulcers' stage, number of completely healed wounds, treatment costs and physical discomfort. No patient-reported outcomes were assessed. This review indicates that clinical-related outcomes were by far the most reported. Future studies should broaden the spectrum of outcomes to include more subjective parameters (e.g. pain, quality of life, stress, etc.), in order to gain a better understanding of the global impact of wound care practice on patients with pressure ulcers. There is promising evidence of a positive impact of wound care nurses' practice on health and economic outcomes. Nonetheless, more robust and rigorous research is needed to provide stronger evidence in the field and support investment in these practitioners.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Wound care nurses are recognised as a key element for improving health outcomes. However, there is still fragmented knowledge of the outcomes associated with their practice in individuals with pressure ulcers.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVE
To identify, summarise and map all available evidence related to the outcomes of wound care nurses' practice in individuals with pressure ulcers.
DESIGN METHODS
Integrative literature review.
REVIEW METHOD METHODS
To report the review, we followed the modified version of Cooper's five-step methodology, and the PRISMA guidelines.
METHODS METHODS
The search was carried out on CINAHL, PubMed, the Cochrane Library and Scopus, with a time frame ranging from each database inception to December 21, 2019. We included observational or experimental studies of adult individuals affected by (or at risk of) developing pressure ulcers who were also cared for by wound care nurses.
RESULTS RESULTS
Of the 439 peer-reviewed publications, 13 studies met the inclusion criteria. The most frequent outcomes were pressure ulcer incidence, healing rate and time taken for complete healing. Less frequent outcomes were changes in pressure ulcers' stage, number of completely healed wounds, treatment costs and physical discomfort. No patient-reported outcomes were assessed.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
This review indicates that clinical-related outcomes were by far the most reported. Future studies should broaden the spectrum of outcomes to include more subjective parameters (e.g. pain, quality of life, stress, etc.), in order to gain a better understanding of the global impact of wound care practice on patients with pressure ulcers.
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE CONCLUSIONS
There is promising evidence of a positive impact of wound care nurses' practice on health and economic outcomes. Nonetheless, more robust and rigorous research is needed to provide stronger evidence in the field and support investment in these practitioners.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33270322
doi: 10.1111/jocn.15583
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

372-384

Informations de copyright

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Dario Monaco (D)

Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Paolo Iovino (P)

Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
School of Nursing Midwifery and Paramedicin Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.

Marzia Lommi (M)

Research Nurse of ASL Rome 2, Rome, Italy.

Giulia Marano (G)

University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Francesco Zaghini (F)

Nursing Department, Tor Vergata University Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Ercole Vellone (E)

Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Rosaria Alvaro (R)

Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Alessandro Sili (A)

Nursing Department, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome, Italy.

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