Factors affecting the incidence of pressure injury of male in patients department, Doisaket Hospital

Abstract

Abstract

          This study was cross-sectional descriptive study. The aim was to study the factor association with pressure injury among patients admitted in hospital. The 45 samples were patients admitted in the male inpatient department. Data were collected by questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics including number, frequency, and percentage, and analyze the relationship using the Pearson Chi square

          The results showed that most of sample were old aged more than 60 years old in 82.20%. There had the diagnosis for treatment with pneumonia in 31.20% and no underlying disease in 68.90%. There was able to control urination and defecation in 37.80%, albumin level lower than 3.5 mg/dl, 84.45%. Moreover, there admitted less than 10 days in 66.70% and the Braden’s assessment was high risk level in 44.40%. The pressure injury was level 2 in 66.70 % and the area of ​​pressure injury expression was found at hip in 51.1%.  Factors effecting to pressure injury found that the control of urination and defecation, albumin level, and the Braden's pressure injury assessment were associated with the occurrence of pressure injury in patients admitted to the hospital in statistically significant at the 0.05