Stephens, Melanie Bartley, Carol Development of pressure ulcers when sitting Studies suggest that sedentary lifestyles are increasing with the average adult<br>spending 50–60% of the day sitting. This change in lifestyle activities poses a risk<br>not just to a person’s general health but also for the development of a pressure ulcer,<br>particularly in people who are forced to sit for extended periods of time due to illness<br>or disability. The purpose of this article is to define and categorise pressure ulcers.<br>To explore how and where pressure ulcers develop in the seated individual, the risk<br>factors from direct and indirect forces when seated and the evidence base to explain<br>why pressure ulcers develop when sitting. Pressure ulcers;Sittting;Adults;Prevention;management;Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative);Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care);Clinical Nursing: Tertiary (Rehabilitative);Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified;Health and Community Services;Health Care 2019-04-08
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