Clinical evaluation of the efficiency of the MiS Micro-Stimulation-System
“Thevo-Activ”
Abstract of the first results
Design of the study
The study will be conducted firstly in elderly homes
according to a randomised comparative design over a period of
28 days per inhabitant. Besides demographic and medical data,
validated scales for the decubitus risk assessment of the variables
“mobility, orientation and pain” have been used. Photographic
documentation of the wound area, a standardised wound documentation
as well as information about the felt comfort of the used system
or rather the mattress, has been added.
Data analysis
In the context of presenting the first results of the preliminary
investigation of altogether 17 patients, methods of the descriptive
statistics have been used.
The main criterion of the study, the healing rate or rather the
healing tendency, was analysed in the explorative-descriptive
sense. Drop-outs are specified indicating the time and the reason
of termination.
Conclusion
The results of the examination were showing that the
chosen methodology is appropriate to answer the basic question.
It is very interesting to see that nine patients were not showing
any negative development of the wounds after relocation from a
big-celled alternating system to a static system. This could stand
in connection with the increased vestibular and somatic stimulation
due to the active use of Thevo-Activ.
A trend result is visible in the sense of the cause-action-principle.
To evaluate the assumed effect at a bigger case number, the consequential
observation of the individual patient movement pattern and the
healing tendency is absolutely necessary. This statement has to
be considered particularly regarding the changing pain situation.
A further important aspect is the influencing of the mental disorder
situation. At the above described case study, it becomes apparent
that an optimisation of the metal disorder situation can be reached
through consequent involvement of nursing activities, especially
the communication. To come to a generally accepted statement for
this problem, a further concentration to this side-question is
necessary.
As already determined in available studies (Dassen 2001, Püschel
1998), it has been confirmed that the chronic wound at elderly
and geriatric people represents not only a caring but also an
inter-professional problem. For that reason, we have to look also
for inter-professional solution.
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