| Autor: |
Avendaño-Coy J; Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing of Toledo, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain., Martín-Espinosa NM; Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing of Toledo, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain., Ladriñán-Maestro A; Rest Home Montes de Toledo, 45460 Manzaneque, Spain., Gómez-Soriano J; Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing of Toledo, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain., Suárez-Miranda MI; Nursing Home San Diego, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain., López-Muñoz P; Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing of Toledo, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2022 Aug 15; Vol. 19 (16). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 15. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph191610045 |
| Abstrakt: |
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of microcurrent therapy for healing pressure ulcers in aged people. A multicentric, randomized clinical trial was designed with a sham stimulation control. The experimental group received an intervention following a standardized protocol for curing ulcers combined with 10 h of microcurrent therapy daily for 25 days. The sham group received the same curing protocol plus a sham microcurrent stimulation. The studied healing-related variables were the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) and the surface, depth, grade, and number of ulcers that healed completely. Three evaluations were conducted: pre-intervention (T1), 14 days following the start of the intervention (T2), and 1 day after the intervention was completed (T3). In total, 30 participants met the inclusion criteria ( n = 15 in each group). The improvement in the PUSH at T2 and T3 was 16.8% (CI95% 0.5-33.1) and 25.3% (CI95% 7.6-43.0) greater in the experimental group versus the sham control, respectively. The reduction in the wound area at T2 and T3 was 20.1% (CI95% 5.2-35.0) and 28.6% (CI95% 11.9-45.3) greater in the experimental group versus the control, respectively. Microcurrent therapy improves the healing of pressure ulcers in older adults, both quantitatively and qualitatively. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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