TY - JOUR T1 - A specially designed foam mattress replacement reduced pressure ulcers in nursing home residents JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 51 LP - 51 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.2.51 VL - 1 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/2/51.abstract N2 - Vyhlidal SK, Moxness D, Bosak KS , et al. Mattress replacement or foam overlay? A prospective study on the incidence of pressure ulcers. Appl Nurs Res 1997 Aug; 10 : 111 –20. OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science To compare a foam mattress overlay with a foam mattress replacement for reducing pressure ulcers in newly admitted nursing home residents.Randomised controlled trial.A 250 bed teaching nursing home in Nebraska, USA.492 patients who were newly admitted were screened and 40 patients (mean age 77 y, age range 22–98 y, 55% women) were enrolled. Inclusion criteria were expected stay ≥10 days, absence of pressure ulcers, and being at risk of pressure ulcer development defined as a Braden Scale score <18 with a subscale score of <3 in sensory perception (limited ability to feel or report pain), mobility (able to make only slight changes in position), or activity levels … ER -