NIH R01 · 2025
Biophysical detection of skin changes to cue pressure injury prevention in nursing homes
Abstract Pressure injuries (PrIs), commonly located over bony prominences, are local areas of damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue caused by pressure and shear forces. These painful, dangerous, costly, and preventable injuries in nursing home (NH) residents are associated with reduced quality of life and mortality. This embedded pragmatic stepped wedge cluster clinical trial, using a mixed-methods approach for all residents in 8 NHs, will examine use of subepidermal moisture (SEM) assessment results as a cue for nursing staff to initiate PrI prevention. SEM assessment, a biophysical measure that senses changes in skin characteristics, detects early pressure damage by identifying…
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