Comparison of the Hammock Effect When Lying with 45-degree Head Elevation among Different Bed-making Methods

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06776
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Mukogawa Women's University
• Principal Investigator: fujimoto kaori 武庫川女子大学, 看護学部, 助教 (60757441)
• Research Collaborator: MIYAJIMA Masako 武庫川女子大学, 看護学部, 教授 (40461181) ; TAKEMURA Miki 済生会千里病院, 看護部, 看護師
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 病的骨突出 / ハンモック現象 / ベッドメイキング / 褥瘡予防 / 高齢者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Elderly patients with a bony prominence at the sacrum are subject to pressure ulcers. Such ulcers develop particularly frequently in the supine position with the head elevated (using the head-reclining function). This study examined variations in the load-distributing properties of a thick air mat for pressure ulcer prevention (by the so-called hammock effect), using 4 different bed-making methods and a model to simulate patients with a sacral bony prominence. In the supine position at a head angle of 45 degrees, there were no significant differences in the pressure level at the site of the sacral bony prominence, indicating the absence of a clear hammock effect.

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