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. 2010 Jun 1;8:11. doi: 10.1186/1478-7547-8-11

Table 2.

Activities of caregivers and treatment material used

Program level Amount
Labor Program activities (project design, expert meetings, recruitment, organizing working conferences, mid-term report, final report etc.) Program experts 4696 hours

Program support Program experts 635 hours

Knowledge management (publications, etc) Program experts 175 hours

Materials Lump sum

Other costs Lump sum

Organizational level Average

Labor Project activities (coordinating the project, writing action plans, reports, etc.) Project leader 8 hours (per week)

Clinical level project implementation Project member 2 hours (per week)

Learning session participation - Project leader - 2 Project members 76 hours (total each)

Staff knowledge testing - Nurses - Caregivers 30 min (total each)

Caregiver training - Specialized nurse - Caregivers 3.5 hours (total each)

Specialist training Nurses 8 hours (total each)

Project meetings - Project member - Nurses - Caregivers 8 hours (total each)

Measurements Nurses 1 hour (per month)

Departmental level Average/day/patient

Useful interventions Risk assessment Nurses 10 sec

30-degree side turn at least every 4 hours Caregivers 35 min

Involving patients in prevention Nurses 2 sec

Involving family/friends/caregivers in prevention Nurses 0.4 sec

Reactivation and mobilization by paramedics Paramedics 4 min

Smearing the skin with topical agents in case of incontinence Caregivers 2 min

Assessing nutritional state and preventing nutritional deficiency Caregivers 4 min

Inserting a catheter to prevent maceration of the skin Caregivers 3 min

Non-useful interventions Ensuring a clean, dry and square lower layer of bedclothes Caregivers 7 min

Smearing the skin (with topical agents) to prevent disturbance in blood supply caused by pressure Caregivers 2 min
Massage Caregivers 1 min

90-degree side turn at least every 4 hours Caregivers 30 min

Usual treatment grades 1-2 Caregivers 7 min

Usual treatment grades 3-4 Caregiver 15 min

Materials Type Number/patient

Basic mattress Start 1

Mattress (grades 1-2) SLK 1 1

Mattress (grades 1-2) Dionica 1

Mattress (grades 3-4) SLK 2 1

Mattress (grades 3-4) Duo-care 1

Mattress (grades 3-4) Quatro-care 1

Pillow (prevention) Foam pillow 1

Pillow (grades 1-2) Normal PU pillow 1

Pillow (grades 3-4) ROHO 1