An investigation of pressure ulcer risk, comfort and pain in medical imaging

Angmorterh, S; England, A; Szczepura, S; Anaman-Torgbor, J; Ofori, E; Webb, J; Stephens, M; Hogg, P

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the interface pressure of healthy volunteers on medical imaging (MI) table surfaces to determine the risks of developing pressure ulcers (PU). We also investigated volunteers’ perception of pain and comfort while lying on the MI table surfaces. Evidence from this study will enhance the understanding of factors contributing to PU formation and help improve
service delivery to patients undergoing MI procedures.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 10, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Aug 9, 2018
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 17, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 9, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
• Print ISSN: 1939-8654
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-52
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.07.003
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.07.003
• Related Public URLs: https://www.jmirs.org/