ABSTRACT
Introduction: Immobility refers to limitation of physical activity. If immobility continues for a long term can cause serious complications such as skin injuries that form pressure sore. A study conducted in USA reported the morbidity rate due to pressure sore in patients was 19% and an another study showed this rate in patients in orthopedic ward in Tehran was 25%
Objective: Since promoting the quality of care can prevent many immobility complications, therefore this descriptive study was performed. The purpose of this study was to determine quality of care in prevention of pressure sore
Materials and Methods: The tool of data collection had three sections including: predicting Braden Scale, demographic data form, check list for determining quality of care in prevention of pressure sore and quality of structures
Results: The results of study showed that in the majority of cases [87.1%] the performed care process for prevention of pressure sore was almost satisfactory. Findings also showed that quality of structure in this educational-therapeutic center, in the majority of cases [72.9%] was undesirable. Other findings indicated a statistically significant relationship between performed quality of care process and quality of structure [P<0.004, r=0.341]
Conclusion: Quality of structure in the majority of cases was undesirable, this can affect on quality of care in prevention of pressure and it seems the managers' knowledge can arise quality of care in that cent