Prevalence of Pressure Injuries Nationwide from 2009 to 2015
Results from the National Inpatient Sample Database in Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gyeong Hoe Kim (0000-0001-5992-2091, Seoul National University Hospital), Jin Yong Lee (0000-0002-7752-2697, Seoul National University), Jayeun Kim (0000-0002-8538-7843, Seoul National University), Hyun Joo Kim (0000-0003-1963-8955, Shinsung University), Ji‐Ung Park (0000-0002-6403-4918, Seoul National University, corresponding author), Ji-Ung Park (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul 07061, Korea) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 704-704 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16050704 |
| PMID | 30818780 |
| OpenAlex | W2915531616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence pattern of pressure injuries (PIs), or 'sores', in South Korea and investigate the factors affecting its development. We estimated the annual prevalence of PIs using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data extracted from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) database from 2009 to 2015. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to examine the association between hospitalization and socio-demographic characteristics, such as sex, age, type of health insurance, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and plegia comorbidity. We found that inpatients with PIs make up to 0.86% of the total population in South Korea in 2015, which had shown a steady increase from the previous years. And male, old age, low socioeconomic status (SES), and the patients' severity such as high CCI and the plegia comorbidity were strongly associated with hospitalization due to PI. Based on our results, it would be anticipated that the medical cost for treatment and management of PIs will increase in the future, and it will be accelerated due to the rapidly aging society. In addition, patients in low SES and patients with severe comorbidities would be relatively more burdensome, threatening their household economy and further reducing the quality of life. Therefore, PIs should not be overlooked as the responsibility of just the nursing care professionals but should be recognized as one of the serious societal problems. The establishment of an intense medical care system is needed not only to reduce the prevalence of PIs but also to increase the awareness in people with PI patients
Charlson comorbidity index · Comorbidity · Environmental health · Health care · Logistic regression · Population · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management · Wound Healing and Treatments · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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