Data were obtained from 180 patients, 59 in Norway and 121 in Ireland. Of the patients 48%
were male and 49% were female, gender was not recorded for 3%. The most common age bracket was
70–99 years of age, 46% of the study population. PU prevalence was 54% in the Norwegian site with the
majority of PUs (69%) being category 1, and 12% in the Irish site with the majority (50%) being category
2. Only 8% of patients in the Norwegian site were risk assessed on admission compared with 85% in the
Irish site. No dynamic mattresses and four pressure redistribution cushions were in use in the
Norwegian site, whereas, in the Irish site, 27 dynamic mattresses and 11 pressure redistribution cushions
were used, the majority (44%) for high-risk individuals. Of those at risk of PU development, 15% in the
Norwegian site and 56% in the Irish site had a documented repositioning care plan when in bed, and 0%
in the Norwegian site and 13% in the Irish site for when seated on a chair