Priority 15 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Is using a pressure ulcer risk rating scale better than clinical judgement in preventing pressure ulcers and is there a best scale? (JLA PSP Priority 15) | |
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| Overall ranking | 15 |
| JLA question ID | 0013/15 |
| Explanatory note | Reliable up-to-date systematic reviews revealed important continuing uncertainties about treatment effects at the time of the PSP |
| Evidence |
Moore ZEH, Cowman S. Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD006471. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006471.pub2 |
| Health Research Classification System category | Skin |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | This is an indicative uncertainty. This or a similar uncertainty was submitted the following number of times in the survey: 25 |
| Submitted by | Clinicians |
| Outcomes to be measured | Diagnostic, Prevention |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0013 |
| PSP name | Pressure Ulcers |
| Total number of uncertainties shown on the spreadsheet | 269 (To see a full list of these, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | March 2013 |