Journal of Wound Care
The only monthly, international, Medline-listed, impact factor, wound care journal
Simulation-based pressure ulcer/injury education in undergraduate nursing: perceived effectiveness versus demonstrated clinical competence
To evaluate the effectiveness of a simulation-based educational programme designed to support evidence-based pressure ulcer/injury (PU/I) prevention and management among undergraduate nursing students (P.J. Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia) and to examine the relationship between perceived educational effectiveness and objectively demonstrated clinical competence.
Italian adaptation of the End-of-Life Wound Assessment Tool: translation, content validity and preliminary usability testing
A methodological study was conducted between March and May 2026 in collaboration between the Italian Association for the Study of Skin Lesions and the Italian Society of Palliative Care. Following forward and back translation, content validity was evaluated by nine experts, and preliminary usability by seven healthcare professionals.
Underlying vascular and mechanical commonalities of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers: a unified framework for management
A structured narrative review was conducted using PubMed (2010–2026), to synthesise evidence on shared vascular and mechanical pathways of VLUs and DFUs, and the evidence was used to construct a framework. In addition, two illustrative clinical cases were analysed to highlight multidisciplinary management strategies.
Engineering performance as the foundation for support surface selection
Engineering testing demonstrated substantial variability among support surfaces across all measured performance characteristics, despite similarities in product category, construction or marketed features.
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