Wound prevalence survey in a regional integrated care organisation in the midwest of Ireland

Author:

Meagher Helen1,Keane Niamh2,Egan Siobhan1,Sheikhi Ali3,Moloney Michael A.1,Kavanagh Eamon1

Affiliation:

1. University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

2. HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare, Limerick, Ireland

3. University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Abstract

Background/aims: The aim of this clinical audit was to determine the point prevalence of wounds over a 1-week period during April 2019 in the midwest Regional Integrated Care Organisation (RICO), which has a population of 379 452. The RICO consists of six hospitals, a public health nursing service across three counties, community residential settings, nine older person's service sites, community health centres and one prison. Method: A peer-reviewed, purpose-designed data collection tool was used to gather demographic and wound data on each patient with a wound in the midwest RICO. Anonymised data were collected by the nurse undertaking routine wound care on one occasion during the 1-week study period. There were no exclusion criteria for this study; all patients with a wound were eligible for inclusion. Ethical approval was obtained. Results: Completed data collection forms were returned for 791 patients who had a combined total of 1164 wounds. Data were analysed using SPSS version 21 to produce descriptive statistics. A point prevalence of 0.2% of the total RICO population had a wound, with a mean of 1.47 wounds per patient. Some 51% of the cohort was female. The median age was 75 years (range 3–101 years, standard deviation=19.881). Leg ulcers were the most common wound type, with a prevalence of 0.07% (33.7% of the cohort). Conclusions: This clinical wound prevalence audit supports previous studies in relation to wound statistics in Ireland and will be useful for resource planning in an ageing population.

Publisher

Mark Allen Group

Subject

General Medicine

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