Table 4.

Utility of the Pressure Ulcer Scales

Measure	Abruzzese	Braden	Gosnell	Norton	SCIPUS	SCIPUS-A	Waterlow
Administrative burden	Response description s for some scale items are very brief. No indication formal training required.	Detailed descriptions for items scoring provided by authors. Training suggested	Adequate response descriptions for most items provided. No formal training required	Descriptors for item scoring are very brief (32). No indication formal training required.	Response descriptions for some scale items are vague. No indication formal training required	Response descriptions for some scale items are vague. No indication formal training required	Response descriptions for some scale items are vague. No indication formal training required
Respondent burden	5–10 min.	5–10 min.	Minimal respondent burden for additional items only 5–10 min.	5–10 min.	Minimal burden if test results for diabetes, albumin and hemocrit, etc. are available 10–15 min	Minimal burden if test results for albumin and serum creatinine are available 5–10 min.	No respondent burden 5–10 min.
Advantages and/or Limitations		Most well validated tool generally (10). Additional information and a video taped training manual are available at www.bradenscale.com.			Items identified based on data from individuals with SCI	Items identified based on data from individuals with SCI