Effectiveness of a Latex Pillow on the Incidence of Heel Pressure Ulcers among Bedridden Patients in Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital
Keywords:
Latex pillow, Prevention, Prevent heel pressure ulcers, Bedridden patientsAbstract
The purpose of this pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study was to determine the effectiveness of a latex pillow on the incidence of heel pressure ulcers among bedridden patients in Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra hospital. Using a purposive sampling technique, 25 bedridden patients from the medical ward of the Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra hospital served as the study's samples. The research instruments were a latex pillow, demographic data questionnaire, a Barthel activities of daily living questionnaire: ADL, a skin assessment tool, and a satisfaction questionnaire using a latex pillow on the incidence of heel pressure ulcers. The satisfaction questionnaire and the skin assessment tool’s content validity index values were.93 and 1, respectively. Alpha's Cronbach coefficient index of satisfaction questionnaire reliability value was.91. The Barthel activities of daily living: ADL, and skin assessment tool had interrater reliability value indexes of 1 and.81, respectively. Descriptive statistics and the Willcoxon Signed Rank Test were utilized in the data analysis. According to the results, the incidence of heel pressure ulcers during three days after utilizing a latex pillow did not differ (Z =.00, p >.05), and the highest degree of sample satisfaction was observed with the latex pillow.
The findings indicate that using a latex pillow in conjunction with heel skin care guidelines can help hospitalized bedridden patients prevent developing pressure ulcers on their heels.
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