Registered Dietitians' Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers and the Role of Nutrition in Wound Care
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to measure the general knowledge and the nutrition knowledge of pressure ulcer care of RDs in practice with regards to education, years of experience, age, different work settings, recency of exposure to educational material, and interest level towards working with older adults.Participants that were included in the study were 760 Ohio licensed RDs.The survey included demographics and 40 multiplechoice questions.Multiple-choice questions were divided into two parts: nutrition and treatment.Independent sample t-tests, ANOVAs, and Pearson's correlations were used to compare the scores of the nutrition and the treatment section with the data collected.Significance was set a priori at p≤0.05.Results of this study showed that there were no differences in pressure ulcer test scores with regards to the level of education; however, significance was found in years of experience, age, different work settings, recency of exposure to educational material, and interest level towards working with older adults.Study findings suggest that continuous exposure of updated pressure ulcer educational material throughout the RDs' career, particularly RDs who work in hospitals or long-term care facilitates, is important for maintaining or increasing knowledge of pressure ulcers.
Author: Kate Ellen Sample
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2272042517