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Selected Bibliography
*research reports related to tests of reliability
and validity.
**detailed discussion of how to assign scores to specific subscales
***outline of broad protocols based on level of risk by Braden scores.
**** reviews research base for prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers
Research Articles related to Braden Scale & Etiological
Factors
Bergstrom, N., Braden, B., Laguzza, A. & Holman, A.
(1987). The Braden Scale for predicting pressure sore risk. Nursing
Research. 36(4), 205-210.*
Bergstrom, N., Demuth, P.J. & Braden, B. (1987). A
clinical trial of the Braden Scale for predicting pressure sore risk.
Nursing Clinics of North America. 22(2), 417-418. *
Bergstrom, N. and Braden, B.J. (1992). A prospective study
of pressure sore risk among institutionalized elderly Journal of the
American Geriatric Society. 40(8), 747-758.*
Braden, B.J. and Bergstrom, N. (1994). Predictive validity
of the Braden Scale for pressure sore risk in a nursing home population.
Research in Nursing and Health. 17, 459-470. *
Bergstrom, N., Braden, B.J., Kemp, M., Champagne, M.,
Ruby, E. (1996). Multi-site study of pressure ulcers and the relationship
between risk level, demographic characteristics, diagnoses, and prescription
of preventive interventions. Journal of the American Geriatric Society,
44(1), 22-30.
Bergstrom, N., Braden, B.J., Boynton, P., Bruch, S. (1995).
Using a research-based assessment scale in clinical practice. Nursing
Clinics of North America. 30(3), 539-551.
Bergstrom, N., Braden, B.J., Kemp, M., Champagne, M.,
Ruby, E. (1998). Reliability and validity of the Braden Scale: A multi-site
study. Nursing Research, 47(5), 261-269.*
Braden, B.J. (1998). The relationship between stress and
pressure sore formation. Ostomy/Wound Management. 44(3A), 26S-37S.
Review Articles on Etiology, Prevention
and Treatment
Braden, B. & Bergstrom, N. (1987). A conceptual schema
for the study of the etiology of pressure sores. Rehabilitation Nursing,
12(1), 8-12, 16.
Braden, B.J. & Bergstrom, N. (1989) Clinical utility
of the Braden Scale for predicting pressure sore risk. Decubitus, 2(3),
44-51. **
Braden, B.J. & Bergstrom, N. (1992). Pressure Reduction.
In McClosky, J.C. and Bulechek, G.M. (Eds.). Nursing Interventions:
Treatments for Nursing Diagnoses. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. ***
Braden, B.J., Kemp, M.G., Overland, M., Cuddigan, J.,
Bergman, B. (1992). The Etiology, Prevention and Treatment of Pressure
Sores. Advances in Long Term Care, 2, 72-97. ****
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