@misc{10481/77188,
year = {2022},
month = {9},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/77188},
abstract = {Applications where data mining tools are used in the fields of medicine and nursing are
becoming more and more frequent. Among them, decision trees have been applied to different health
data, such as those associated with pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers represent a health problem with a
significant impact on the morbidity and mortality of immobilized patients and on the quality of life
of affected people and their families. Nurses provide comprehensive care to immobilized patients.
This fact results in an increased workload that can be a risk factor for the development of serious
health problems. Healthcare work with evidence-based practice with an objective criterion for a
nursing professional is an essential addition for the application of preventive measures. In this work,
two ways for conducting a pressure ulcer risk assessment based on a decision tree approach are
provided. The first way is based on the activity and mobility characteristics of the Braden scale,
whilst the second way is based on the activity, mobility and skin moisture characteristics. The results
provided in this study endow nursing professionals with a foundation in relation to the use of their
experience and objective criteria for quick decision making regarding the risk of a patient to develop
a pressure ulcer.},
organization = {Consejeria de Salud, Junta de Andalucia (Fundacion Publica Andaluza Progreso y Salud)	AP-0086-2016},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Activity},
keywords = {Braden Scale},
keywords = {Decision trees},
keywords = {Immobilized patients},
keywords = {Mobility},
keywords = {Patient safety},
keywords = {Pressure ulcers},
keywords = {Skin moisture},
title = {Decision-Tree-Based Approach for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment in Immobilized Patients},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph191811161},
author = {Vera Salmerón, Eugenio and Domínguez Nogueira, Carmen and Romero Béjar, José Luis and Sáez Muñoz, José Antonio and Mota Romero, Emilio},
}