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Fitzgerald S, McTier L, Whitehead C, Masters K, Wynne R. Inter-rater reliability of descriptors for the classification of mucosal pressure injury: A prospective cross-sectional study. Aust Crit Care 2023; 36:179-185. [PMID: 34991951 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mucosal pressure injuries (PIs) are usually caused by pressure from essential medical devices. There is no universally accepted criterion for assessment, monitoring, or reporting mucosal PI. Reliable descriptors are vital to benchmark the frequency and severity of this hospital-acquired complication. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine whether modified Reaper Oral Mucosa Pressure Injury Scale (ROMPIS) descriptors improved the reliability of mucosal PI assessment. Secondary aims were to explore nurses' knowledge of and attitudes toward mucosal PI. METHODS A prospective cross-sectional survey was distributed to nurses from two tertiary affiliated intensive care units via REDCap® to capture demographic data, knowledge, attitudes, and inter-rater reliability (IRR) measures. Nurses were randomised at a 1:1 ratio to original or modified ROMPIS descriptors and classified 12 images of mucosal PI. IRR was assessed using percentage agreement, Fleiss' kappa, and intraclass correlation coefficients. RESULTS The survey response rate was 20.9% (n = 98/468), with 73.5% (n = 72/98) completing IRR measures. Agreement was higher with modified (75%) than original ROMPIS descriptors (69.4%). IRR was fair for the original (κ = 0.30, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.28, 0.33], z 26.5, p < 0.001) and modified ROMPIS (κ = 0.29, 95% CI [0.26, 0.31], z 25.0, p < 0.001). Intraclass correlation coefficient findings indicated ratings were inconsistent for the original (0.33, 95% CI [0.18, 0.59], F 18.8 (11 df), p < 0.001) and modified ROMPIS (0.31, 95% CI [0.17, 0.57], F 17.6 (11 df), p < 0.001). PI-specific education and risk factor recognition were common. CONCLUSION Modified descriptors had marginally better agreement. Participants understand management and prevention but need to strengthen their perceived capacity for mucosal PI risk assessment. This work provides a foundation for future benchmarking and a platform from which further research to refine and test descriptors specific to mucosal PI can be generated.
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- Simone Fitzgerald
- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Geringhap Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Intensive Care Unit, Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Geringhap Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Quality & Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Geringhap Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Western Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, Blacktown Clinical & Research School, Western Sydney University & Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown Hospital, Marcel Crescent Blacktown, NSW, Australia.
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Eshetie TC, Moldovan M, Caughey GE, Lang C, Sluggett JK, Khadka J, Whitehead C, Crotty M, Corlis M, Visvanathan R, Wesselingh S, Inacio MC. Development of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Risk of Hospitalization With Pressure Injury After Entering Residential Aged Care. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2023; 24:299-306.e9. [PMID: 36603825 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Although largely preventable, pressure injury is a major concern in individuals in permanent residential aged care (PRAC). Our study aimed to identify predictors and develop a prognostic model for risk of hospitalization with pressure injury (PI) using integrated Australian aged and health care data. DESIGN National retrospective cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Individuals ≥65 years old (N = 206,540) who entered 1797 PRAC facilities between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2016. METHODS PI, ascertained from hospitalization records, within 365 days of PRAC entry was the outcome of interest. Individual, medication, facility, system, and health care-related factors were examined as predictors. Prognostic models were developed using elastic nets penalized regression and Fine and Gray models. Area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) assessed model discrimination out-of-sample. RESULTS Within 365 days of PRAC entry, 4.3% (n = 8802) of individuals had a hospitalization with PI. The strongest predictors for PI risk include history of PIs [sub-distribution hazard ratio (sHR) 2.41; 95% CI 1.77-3.29]; numbers of prior hospitalizations (having ≥5 hospitalizations, sHR 1.95; 95% CI 1.74-2.19); history of traumatic amputation of toe, ankle, foot and leg (sHR 1.72; 95% CI 1.44-2.05); and history of skin disease (sHR 1.54; 95% CI 1.45-1.65). Lower care needs at PRAC entry with respect to mobility, complex health care, and medication assistance were associated with lower risk of PI. The risk prediction model had an AUC of 0.74 (95% CI 0.72-0.75). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Our prognostic model for risk of hospitalization with PI performed moderately well and can be used by health and aged care providers to implement risk-based prevention plans at PRAC entry.
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- Tesfahun C Eshetie
- Registry of Senior Australians, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia; UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Registry of Senior Australians, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Registry of Senior Australians, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia; UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Registry of Senior Australians, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Registry of Senior Australians, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia; UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Registry of Senior Australians, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Health and Social Care Economics Group, Caring Future Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Research Excellence Frailty Trans-Disciplinary Research to Achieve Healthy Ageing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Adelaide Geriatrics Training and Research with Aged Care (GTRAC) Centre, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Aged and Extended Care Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Research, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Registry of Senior Australians, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia; UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Fulbrook P, Lovegrove J, Butterworth J. Incidence and characteristics of hospital-acquired mucous membrane pressure injury: A five-year analysis. J Clin Nurs 2022. [PMID: 35932156 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pressure injuries on mucous membranes are caused by pressure from medical devices at the site of injury and differ to those on the skin. Intensive care patients, who have multiple devices in situ, are particularly vulnerable. There is a significant knowledge gap regarding mucous membrane pressure injury (MMPI) incidence in acute hospital settings. AIM To analyse MMPI incidence and characteristics in a tertiary acute general hospital. METHODS A secondary data analysis of hospital clinical incident reports was conducted. The sample included all adults with MMPIs between 2015 and 2019. The STROBE reporting guideline was followed. RESULTS There were 414 reports of MMPI. Most (91.5%, n = 379) were hospital-acquired with the majority found in intensive care patients (74.4%, n = 282). Hospital-acquired MMPI incidence was 0.1% (11 MMPI per 10,000 hospital episodes). In intensive care, the incidence was 2.4% (235 MMPI per 10,000 intensive care episodes). The median time from device insertion until reporting of an MMPI was 3 days. The most common sites of mucosal injury were the lips (35.6%) and mouth (28.8%). In all cases except one, MMPI was associated with medical device use at the site of injury. Five device types were identified (oral endotracheal tube-related 70.3%; urinary catheter 15.5%; gastric tube 8.3%; nasal prongs 3.5%; tracheostomy tube 2.4%). In intensive care, oral endotracheal tube-related devices were most often associated with MMPI (84.8%), whereas in non-intensive care MMPI it was the urinary catheter (51.4%). CONCLUSIONS While hospital-acquired MMPI incidence is relatively low, it is considerably higher in intensive care patients compared to those in non-intensive care settings. The most common sites are the lips and mouth. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Mucous membrane pressure injuries represent a significant proportion of all hospital-acquired pressure injuries. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Neither patients nor the public were directly involved in this project.
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- Paul Fulbrook
- Nursing Research and Practice Development Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.,School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Banyo, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Nursing Research and Practice Development Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.,School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Nursing Research and Practice Development Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia
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Weller CD, Turnour L, Connelly E, Banaszak-Holl J, Team V. Clinical Coders' Perspectives on Pressure Injury Coding in Acute Care Services in Victoria, Australia. Front Public Health 2022; 10:893482. [PMID: 35719639 PMCID: PMC9198603 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.893482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pressure injuries (PIs) substantively impact quality of care during hospital stays, although only when they are severe or acquired as a result of the hospital stay are they reported as quality indicators. Globally, researchers have repeatedly highlighted the need to invest more in quality improvement, risk assessment, prevention, early detection, and care for PI to avoid the higher costs associated with treatment of PI. Coders' perspectives on quality assurance of the clinical coded PI data have never been investigated. This study aimed to explore challenges that hospital coders face in accurately coding and reporting PI data and subsequently, explore reasons why data sources may vary in their reporting of PI data. This article is based upon data collected as part of a multi-phase collaborative project to build capacity for optimizing PI prevention across Monash Partners health services. We have conducted 16 semi-structured phone interviews with clinical coders recruited from four participating health services located in Melbourne, Australia. One of the main findings was that hospital coders often lacked vital information in clinicians' records needed to code PI and report quality indicators accurately and highlighted the need for quality improvement processes for PI clinical documentation. Nursing documentation improvement is a vital component of the complex capacity building programs on PI prevention in acute care services and is relied on by coders. Coders reported the benefit of inter-professional collaborative workshops, where nurses and coders shared their perspectives. Collaborative workshops had the potential to improve coders' knowledge of PI classification and clinicians' understanding of what information should be included when documenting PI in the medical notes. Our findings identified three methods of quality assurance were important to coders to ensure accuracy of PI reporting: (1) training prior to initiation of coding activity and (2) continued education, and (3) audit and feedback communication about how to handle specific complex cases and complex documentation. From a behavioral perspective, most of the coders reported confidence in their own abilities and were open to changes in coding standards. Transitioning from paper-based to electronic records highlighted the need to improve training of both clinicians and coders.
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- Carolina Dragica Weller
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia,*Correspondence: Carolina Dragica Weller
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia,Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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Designing devices to communicate effectively with intensive care nurses to prevent pressure injuries: A qualitative study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2022; 71:103244. [DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Team V, Jones A, Teede H, Weller CD. Pressure Injury Surveillance and Prevention in Australia: Monash Partners Capacity Building Framework. Front Public Health 2021; 9:634669. [PMID: 34778157 PMCID: PMC8581233 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.634669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) is a common complication across the globe. The severity of HAPI ranges from skin redness and no skin breakdown to full skin and tissue loss, exposing the tendons and bones. HAPI can significantly impact the quality of life. In addition to the human cost, this injury carries a high economic burden with the cost of treatment far outweighing the preventative measures. The HAPI rates are a key indicator of health services performance. Globally, healthcare services aim to reduce its incidence. In Australia, the federal health minister has prioritised the need for improvement in HAPI surveillance and prevention. Capacity building is vital to optimise pressure injury (PI) surveillance and prevention in acute care services. In this perspective article, we provide a framework for capacity building to optimise HAPI prevention and surveillance in a large cross-sector collaborative partnership in Australia. This framework comprises six key action areas in capacity building to optimise the HAPI outcomes, such as research, organisational development, workforce development, leadership, collaboration, and consumer involvement.
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- Victoria Team
- Monash Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Monash Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Team V, Tuck M, Reeves J, Way M, Enticott J, Evans S, Weller CD. Pressure injury data in Australian acute care settings: A comparison of three data sets. Int Wound J 2020; 17:578-586. [PMID: 32027094 PMCID: PMC7948723 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) represent a serious clinical and economic problem. The cost of treating HAPIs in Australian public hospitals was recently reported at AUS$983 million per annum. There are three main sources of data for documenting pressure injury (PI) occurrence in Australian hospitals: incident reporting, medical record coded data, and real-time surveys of pressure injury. PI data reported at hospital level and to external agencies using these three different sources are variable. This reporting issue leads to inaccurate data interpretation and hinders improvement in accuracy of PI identification and PI prevention. This study involved a comparison of the three different data sources in selected Australian hospitals, to improve the accuracy and comparability of data. Findings from this study provide benchmark areas for improvement in PI documenting and reporting. Better understanding the agreement between the three data sets could lead to a more efficient and effective sharing of data sources.
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- Victoria Team
- Monash Nursing and MidwiferyMonash UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Monash Partners Academic Health Science CentreMonash PartnersMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Nursing ServicesAlfred CentreMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Nursing ServicesAlfred CentreMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Safety and QualityBarwon HealthGeelongVictoriaAustralia
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- Monash Partners Academic Health Science CentreMonash PartnersMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Department of General Practice, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Southern Synergy, Department of PsychiatryMonash UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Public Health and Preventive MedicineMonash UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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