The Impact of Pressure Ulcers on the Quality of Life of Patients
Gyasi, Evans; Chidochashe Gokova, Gabriela (2021)
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021062416627
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021062416627
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A pressure ulcer (PU) is an injury to the skin and the layers of tissues beneath it. When pressure is exerted on the same area of skin for an extended period of time, the blood flow to that area is cut off and may lead to pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers can affect anyone, but is quite common in persons who are elderly, chronically ill, neurologically affected, people with movement issues or dietary impairment. The presence of pressure ulcers comes along with a great challenge on the quality of life of the individual as it may affect their physiological, psychological, mental, spiritual life, financial and social life, and all this influences the quality of life significantly.
The goal of this thesis work was to detect the impact of pressure ulcers on the quality of life of patients. This study aimed at delving into research materials and bringing out the ordeal of pressure ulcer affected individuals to enable nurses and care givers to better understand the plight of PU affected patients and provide the needed support. It sought to study previous research archives in order to recognize the effect of PU on patients' quality of life.
Using literature review and inductive analysis of the searched content, the process of collecting data and analysis was accomplished. Data collection was conducted to obtain reliable and up-to-date details from scientific publications for this thesis process. All the data obtained and used in this study was examined utilizing primary databases such as EBSCO (CINAHL), SeAMK FINNA and Google Scholar.
The categories of life where PU was seen to have impacted included physical, psychological, social, and economic aspects of life. As these were not the only areas of life where PU affected patients, nevertheless it was found to be the mainly affected areas of life. More research and studies into how nurses and health care providers provide health care to patients with pressure ulcers and the recovery rate of patients would be necessary.
The goal of this thesis work was to detect the impact of pressure ulcers on the quality of life of patients. This study aimed at delving into research materials and bringing out the ordeal of pressure ulcer affected individuals to enable nurses and care givers to better understand the plight of PU affected patients and provide the needed support. It sought to study previous research archives in order to recognize the effect of PU on patients' quality of life.
Using literature review and inductive analysis of the searched content, the process of collecting data and analysis was accomplished. Data collection was conducted to obtain reliable and up-to-date details from scientific publications for this thesis process. All the data obtained and used in this study was examined utilizing primary databases such as EBSCO (CINAHL), SeAMK FINNA and Google Scholar.
The categories of life where PU was seen to have impacted included physical, psychological, social, and economic aspects of life. As these were not the only areas of life where PU affected patients, nevertheless it was found to be the mainly affected areas of life. More research and studies into how nurses and health care providers provide health care to patients with pressure ulcers and the recovery rate of patients would be necessary.