Researchers
- Judith Dyson
- Fiona Cowdell
Project Aims
The aim of this research is to co-design a theoretically underpinned, tailored intervention to support housebound older patients and their lay carers adhere to pressure ulcer prevention behaviours.
Around half a million people in the UK develop a pressure ulcer (PU) each year. These wounds are a major risk to individuals’ health and wellbeing and are costly for the NHS. Existing research has been carried out in hospital settings and is thus not relevant to home-based patients. There is currently no research about how individuals who are living in their own homes and at risk of PUs, and their lay carers, view pressure ulcers and the factors that may increase or decrease their risk. We have used psychological theory to explore and understand the experiences of following PU prevention advice in housebound adult patients risk of PUs and their lay carers. Established barriers have been mapped to most effective behaviour change techniques. Co-creation methods have been used to develop interventions which will later be feasibility tested. Funder: National Institute for Health Research, Research for Patient Benefit
New study to help the UKs half a million bedsore sufferers (port.ac.uk)