Inter rater reliability of Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) in patients with chronic leg ulcers Confiabilidad inter-observadores del Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) en pacientes con úlceras crónicas en la pierna Confiabilidade interobservadores do Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH), em pacientes com úlceras crônicas de perna

• Main Authors: Vera Lúcia Conceição de Gouveia Santos (Author), Danielle Sellmer (Author), Marley Maciel Elias Massulo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to evaluate the inter rater reliability of the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH), in its version adapted to the Portuguese language, in patients with chronic leg ulcers. Kappa index was used for the analysis. After accomplishing ethical issues, 41 patients with ulcers were exa...