Pressure injury in elderly: A Systematic review of literature
International Journal of Development Research
Pressure injury in elderly: A Systematic review of literature
Received 22nd September, 2018; Received in revised form 29th October, 2018; Accepted 14th November, 2018; Published online 31st December, 2018
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Objective: To identify scientific articles on pressure-related injury in the elderly population during the period from October 2007 to October 2017. Methodology: A systematic bibliographic review of articles indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) of the Bireme network was carried out in the Bases of Data BDENF, LILACS and SCIELO. Results: We found and reviewed 19 articles that met the pre-established inclusion and exclusion criteria. Conclusion: The results of this study showed a very limited number of journals that deal with the topic of pressure injury in the elderly population, making it evident that more research is needed to address this theme.
