project
Skin tear prevalence and associated risk factors in long-term care facilities in Belgium
project duration: 01/04/2017 - 01/07/2018
Summary
The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of skin tears in Belgian long-term care facilities, to explore risk factors associated with skin tears in elderly residents, and to identify the ‘best’ prediction model for the development of skin tears. A cross-sectional study was carried out, involving 795 residents from 10 Belgian long-term care facilities. Data on skin tear prevalence and potential risk factors were collected over a period of five months using patient records and skin observations. Each skin observation was performed by the researcher in collaboration with a local nurse. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, univariate and multiple logistic regression. Click HERE for more information. The preparation of a publication is in process.
promotor
Prof. dr. Dimitri Beeckman
Prof. dr. Dimitri Beeckman holds a BSc. in Nursing, an MSc. in Nursing and Midwifery, an MSc. in Education, and a PhD from Ghent University in Belgium. His doctoral thesis focused on pressure ulcer prevention and management of Incontinence- Associated Dermatitis (IAD). In 2010, he became a lecturer at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery at King’s College London in the UK. Currently, he works as a Professor of Skin Integrity and Clinical Nursing at the University Centre of Nursing and Midwifery at Ghent University in Belgium. He is a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Surrey (Guilford, UK) and at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Dublin, Ireland). Prof. Beeckman is Executive Board Member of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) and serves as Chair of the Scientific Committee since 2013. He also co- chairs the EPUAP Education Workstream. In 2016, he was a member of the International Scientific Committee of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies Conference. In March 2017, he chaired the 1st European Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Masterclass in Ghent. He is specialized in skin integrity research, clinical trials, healthcare education, implementation science and instrument development and validation. In 2013-2014, he authored the Belgian guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment (supported by the Belgian Healthcare Knowledge Centre, KCE). In 2015, he authored the International Best Practice Document about prevention and management of Incontinence- Associated Dermatitis, published by Wounds International. He acts as policy advisor of the Belgian Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety, and Environment. He authored and co- authored over 80 scientific publications in international peer- reviewed journals. He presented his research in > 50 countries all over the world. He is Consulting Editor of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, the Journal of Tissue Viability, as well as Associate Editor of BMC Geriatrics. Prof. Beeckman holds different Fellowships such as Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the European Academy of Nursing Science.
Dr. Kevin Woo
Dr. Kimberly LeBlanc
Dr. Karen Campbell
staff members
Nele Van Damme
Nele Van Damme (MSc, RN) is a PhD student at the University Centre of Nursing and Midwifery. She holds a BSc. in Biotechnology, a BSc. in Nursing (with a supplementary education in Intensive Care and Emergencies), and a MSc. in Nursing and Midwifery. Her PhD focuses on the prevention of incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD), and more specifically on a Cochrane systematic review, the identification of IAD risk factors in nursing home residents and critically ill patients, the development and validation of instruments measuring nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards IAD prevention, and the identification of histopathological differences between IAD and pressure ulcers.
Hanne Van Tiggelen
Hanne Van Tiggelen (MSc, OT) is a PhD student at the University Centre of Nursing and Midwifery. She holds a BSc. in Occupational Therapy (2014) and a MSc. in Health Care Management and Policy (2016). Her PhD focuses on the prevention of pressure ulcers and skin tears. Previously, Hanne worked as an occupational therapist at Rehabilitation Hospital RevArte.