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8676175

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
Administrative databases for long-term care frequently collect information on fixed dates of the calendar year, rather than for entire episodes of care. Patients discharged or dying prior to an evaluation date are lost to follow-up. We used one such database, the VA Patient Assessment File, to examine pressure ulcer occurrence in long-term care. Clinical studies have established that most pressure ulcers develop during the first several weeks following admission. In these data, however, pressure ulcer development was less common in patients assessed within 2 months following admission, as compared to those examined at 3 to 6 months. This finding appears to be related to the selective discharge of patients, which makes these patient populations noncomparable. These results highlight that care must be exercised when interpreting results obtained from such administrative data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0895-4356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluating pressure ulcer occurrence in long-term care: pitfalls in interpreting administrative data.
pubmed:affiliation
HSR&D Field Program, Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bedford, MA 01730, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.