Table 5

Classification skills of the study nurses in the post-test

Intervention (n=658), percentage (n)Control (n=559), percentage (n)Significance*OR (95% CI)
Identical photographs from pretest (n=20)
 All photographs62.8 (8073/12860)53.0 (5804/10944)p<0.00011.50 (1.40 to 1.61)
 Normal skin95.1 (619/651)94.5 (519/549)p=0.181.56 (0.81 to 3.02)
 Blanchable erythema83.0 (539/649)77.1 (420/545)p=0.590.91 (0.65 to 1.28)
 PU grade 152.0 (995/1914)51.5 (844/1639)p=0.101.65 (0.61 to 4.44)
 PU grade 266.9 (1292/1931)62.5 (1025/1639)p=0.840.98 (0.82 to 1.18)
 PU grade 346.3 (892/1926)49.0 (804/1642)p=0.091.15 (0.98 to 1.36)
 PU grade 463.9 (1242/1945)62.1 (1021/1644)p=0.151.39 (0.50 to 3.83)
 IAD71.2 (1371/1926)34.8 (574/1652)p<0.00013.62 (2.87 to 4.56)
 PU/IAD58.6 (1123/1918)36.5 (597/1634)p<0.00011.86 (1.57 to 2.22)
Different photographs from pretest (n=20)
 All photographs63.7 (8205/12879)53.2 (5833/10956)p<0.00011.35 (1.26 to 1.45)
 Normal skin96.5 (630/653)95.6 (527/551)p=0.421.27 (0.71 to 2.26)
 Blanchable erythema81.4 (526/646)81.1 (443/546)p=0.021.46 (1.05 to 2.03)
 PU grade 155.0 (1060/1926)46.5 (762/1639)p=0.070.86 (0.74 to 1.01)
 PU grade 266.7 (1291/1935)66.0 (1090/1651)p=0.00041.37 (1.15 to 1.62)
 PU grade 346.9 (904/1926)45.0 (736/1636)p=0.010.82 (0.70 to 0.96)
 PU grade 467.7 (1314/1940)61.0 (1006/1648)p=0.531.07 (0.39 to 2.93)
 IAD70.2 (1360/1937)35.8 (589/1647)p<0.00014.07 (3.21 to 5.15)
 PU/IAD58.5 (1120/1916)41.5 (680/1638)p<0.00012.08 (1.73 to 2.50)
  • * Adjusted for country, educational level, work experience and accounting for clustering of photos within nurses.

  • IAD, incontinence-associated dermatitis; PU, pressure ulcer; PU/IAD, combination of pressure ulcer and incontinence-associated dermatitis.