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Table 2 Braden scale pressure ulcer risk assessment characteristics of respondents who were admitted at DRH, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 G.C (N = 355)

From: Prevalence and risk factors of pressure ulcer in hospitalized adult patients; a single center study from Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Remark

Sensory perception

 Completely limited

74

20.8

 

 Very limited

61

17.2

 Slightly limited

54

15.2

 No impairment

166

46.8

Moisture

 Constantly moist

48

13.5

 

 Very moist

38

10.7

 Occasionally moist

64

18

 Rarely moist

205

57.7

Activity

 Bedfast

60

16.9

 

 Chair fast

40

11.3

 Walks occasionally

87

24.5

 Walks frequently

168

47.3

Mobility

 Completely immobile

66

18.6

 

 Very limited

42

11.8

 Slightly limited

96

27

 No limitation

151

42.2

Nutrition

 Very poor

59

16.6

 

 Probably inadequate

111

31.3

 Adequate

142

40

 Excellent

43

12.1

Friction and shear

 Problem

59

16.6

 

 Potential problem

81

22.8

 No apparent problem

215

60.6

  1. DRH Dessie Referral Hospital, GC Gregorian calendar