The relationship of skin integrity picture in stroke patients with the use of anti-decubitus mats at Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Stroke is one of the non-communicable diseases which is the concern health problem in the community. Stroke is more common in various countries, both developed and developing countries, such as Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the skin integrity in stroke patients using anti-decubitus mattresses at the hospital. Methods: This study was a quantitative research design using a cross-sectional design, namely non-experimental research, for the relationship between independent variables (risk factors) and effect variables by taking instantaneous measurements. The population in this study were stroke patients with decubitus injuries treated at a hospital. The sampling technique in this study is consecutive sampling based on a specific purpose or objective determined by the researcher. The sample in the study was 16 people. Analysis of univariate and bivariate data with fisher exact test results. Results: The results of the study were the number of respondents who used an anti-decubitus mattress as many as 15 people (93.8 %) while those not using a mattress as many as one person (6.2 %) while the number of respondents based on skin integrity during less than seven days of treatment, namely improving as many as 15 people (93.8 %) while worsening as much as 1 person (6.2 %). Fisher’s exact test analysis test obtained a p-value = 0.041. Conclusion: There was a change in the degree of pressure sores in stroke patients using anti-decubitus mattresses at the hospital. It is hoped that there will be further research with a more significant number of samples with in-depth studies and controlling the factors that affect pressure sores.