A Mobile Application for Wound Assessment and Treatment: Findings of a User Trial.
Int J Low Extrem Wounds
; 15(4): 344-353, 2016 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The D+Wound Solution is a mobile phone application (app) that assists users in the assessment and treatment of the wound. The app has 6 components for assessment need for debridement, infection control, revascularization, and exudate control; whether it is chronic; and finally, the top surface of the skin. These components are named D.I.R.E.C.T. The app makes you review these components as an algorithm to provide a reasonable solution for dressing. It is designed to understand the status of the wound and provide a practical treatment idea for wound care providers. A total of 118 nurses were divided into 2 groups, designated as experienced and less-experienced groups, and surveyed. Both groups found the app to be helpful in making a treatment plan. However, the less-experienced group found it to be significantly more useful in assessing the wound ( P = .026) but difficult to understand the logic. The experienced group found the logic to be significantly easier to understand ( P = .018) and had significantly higher similarities ( P = .015) in treatment protocols compared with the less-experienced group. We may conclude that this app has a logical algorithm resembling experienced wound caregivers and is more useful in the less-experienced group.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vendajes
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Heridas y Lesiones
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Desbridamiento
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Aplicaciones Móviles
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Int J Low Extrem Wounds
Asunto de la revista:
TRAUMATOLOGIA
Año:
2016
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Article