Focusing on an important aspect of current research in healthcare, this section details the research conducted to support the benefits of using SEM assessment technology to combat the health inequities of pressure injury prevention in areas such as skin tone and wheelchair-bound patients.
Pusey E et al. 2025. Presented at NPIAP Annual Conference, Dallas, USA
Aims: The aims of this presentation were: 1. Identify new recommendations for assessing, preventing, and treating pressure injuries in individuals with dark skin tones. 2. Apply evidence-based skin assessment techniques and emerging technologies to enhance early identification of pressure injuries in dark skin tones. 3. Integrate new prevention protocols, standardized assessment tools, and targeted treatment approaches to improve patient outcomes.
Pittman J, et al. 2024. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing
Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a skin assessment technique, subepidermal moisture (SEM) assessment, to assess, identify, and prevent pressure injuries (PIs) in critically ill adults.
Osborne Chambers C. et al 2024. Journal of Advanced Nursing
Aim: To assess the effectiveness of sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) assessment technology in the detection of early-stage pressure damage in a critical care unit (CCU) and dark skin tone patients and its impact on hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) incidence.
Budri A. et al. 2020. Journal of Clinical Nursing
Aim: To identify how activity and mobility lead to pressure injury development, using two objective assessments, one for mobility and one for early pressure injury detection.
Harrow J. et al. 2014. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
Aim: Characterization of a non-invasive method of quantifying sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) surrounding stages III and IV pressure injuries in spinal cord injury (SCI).
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