Time and cost comparison of wound assessment tools

Funding body: ARANZ Ltd and Nurse Maude

Project description: This study aims to perform a cost-benefit comparison between SilhouetteMobile and traditional wound measurement techniques, by quantifying the costs associated with each method. This will include both the time taken to take measurements (e.g. size, depth and photograph) and to capture wound documentation.  Questionnaire data will be collected from both patients and nurses to evaluate their experiences with the different wound measurement methods. This study will investigate whether the reliability and utility advantages of one electronic wound measurement system justify the capital outlay and running costs.

Project update: project is underway, data collection was completed by July 1st 2010 and the final report is being written.

Project outcomes: Report and conference presentations

Further information: Lead Researcher – Dr Mark Nixon, Medical Director, ARANZ Ltd or Catherine Hammond, Clinical Nurse Specialist Wound Care, Nurse Maude 

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