Knowledge Levels and Experiences of Intensive Care Nurses on the Prevention of Pressure Sores: Mixed Method

This research aims to determine the knowledge levels and practices of intensive care nurses regarding the prevention of pressure sores.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. What is the level of knowledge of intensive care nurses regarding the prevention of pressure sores? 2. What is the impact of sociodemographic characteristics of intensive care nurses on their knowledge level regarding the prevention of pressure sores? 3. What are the experiences of intensive care nurses regarding their practices for the prevention of pressure sores? In this research, a survey and interview technique will be applied to determine the knowledge levels and experiences of nurses working in adult intensive care units regarding the prevention of pressure sores and their practices.

Active, Not Recruiting

This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Nurses Critical Care Pressure Ulcer Skin Diseases Skin Ulcer Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Burdur, Centre, 32100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study is a mixed method research conducted to determine the knowledge levels and experiences of nurses working in adult intensive care units regarding the prevention of pressure sores. In accordance with the purpose of the study, parallel data type in convergent parallel mixed design will be used as the research design. The quantitative phase will be conducted as a descriptive survey, and the qualitative phase will be conducted as a descriptive case study design. In this mixed design, equal priority, parallel timing and combining results during interpretation are planned. The research will be conducted with nurses working in adult intensive care units of a public hospital located in a city center. 'Sociodemographic Form', 'Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Level Assessment Tool 2.0- Updated Version', 'Semi-Structured Interview Form' will be used as data collection tools. Within the scope of our research questions, quantitative and qualitative data will be analyzed independently of each other. In the discussion section, the integration of quantitative and qualitative evidence will be interpreted by making analytical generalization by combining data without transformation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Nurses working in adult intensive care units Agreeing to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

Nurses who do not work in adult intensive care units Nurses who did not agree to participate in the research

Treatment and study plan

type of parallel data in a convergent parallel hash pattern (near time)

Other

Primary outcomes

Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Level of Intensive Care Nurses

Time frame: four months

Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Level Assessment Tool 2.0-Updated Version (PUKAT 2.0): The Turkish adaptation of the PUKAT 2.0 measurement tool was made by Dallı et al. (2021). PUKAT 2.0 is a measurement/test tool scored as multiple choice true-false. It consists of a total of 25 questions. It is scored according to the number of correct answers given by the individual. The Cronbach Alpha value of the internal consistency reliability of the measurement tool was found to be 0.72. All results will be coded as binary variables: correct (1) and incorrect (0). If the answer is not known, more than one answer or no answer is selected, the result will be coded as incorrect. The total score for each participant will be calculated as the sum of the correct answers. The minimum score to be obtained from the scale is 0 and the maximum score is 25. As the scores increase, the level of knowledge increases.
Intensive Care Nurses' experiences

Time frame: four months

The qualitative data obtained from the research will be evaluated with inductive content analysis. In order to increase the validity of the data, two researchers will examine the transcripts separately and comprehensive readings will be made. Codes will be created and compared by interpreting them in terms of differences and similarities, categories and sub-themes will be obtained. Main themes and sub-themes will be determined and research objectives will be tried to be given within the framework of the pattern between the interviews.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge Levels and Experiences Regarding Pressure Sore Prevention: Mixed Method

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Jun 13, 2024
Registry last updated: Apr 21, 2026

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