Predictive validity of the Braden Scale, Norton Scale, and Waterlow Scale in the Czech Republic
Language English Country Australia Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
27874258
DOI
10.1111/ijn.12499
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Braden Scale, Norton Scale, Waterlow Scale, nursing, predictive validity, pressure ulcers,
- MeSH
- Pressure Ulcer diagnosis etiology prevention & control MeSH
- Long-Term Care * MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Risk Assessment MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Predictive Value of Tests MeSH
- Prospective Studies MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- ROC Curve MeSH
- Aged, 80 and over MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Research Design MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged, 80 and over MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
The aim of this study was to determine the predictive validity of the Braden, Norton, and Waterlow scales in 2 long-term care departments in the Czech Republic. Assessing the risk for developing pressure ulcers is the first step in their prevention. At present, many scales are used in clinical practice, but most of them have not been properly validated yet (for example, the Modified Norton Scale in the Czech Republic). In the Czech Republic, only the Braden Scale has been validated so far. This is a prospective comparative instrument testing study. A random sample of 123 patients was recruited. The predictive validity of the pressure ulcer risk assessment scales was evaluated based on sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. The data were collected from April to August 2014. In the present study, the best predictive validity values were observed for the Norton Scale, followed by the Braden Scale and the Waterlow Scale, in that order. We recommended that the above 3 pressure ulcer risk assessment scales continue to be evaluated in the Czech clinical setting.
Department of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic
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