{"doi":"10.25270/wmp.2020.7.1622","title":"Real-time Positioning Among Nursing Home Residents Living With Dementia: A Case Study","abstract":"Dementia contributes to the development of pressure injuries (PrIs). PURPOSE: This study describes the real-time body positions of 2 nursing home (NH) residents, residing in the United States and living with dementia, to inform development of PrI prevention strategies tailored to individual risk profiles. METHODS: As part of a larger study, eligible residents were fitted with a triaxial accelerometer sensor placed on the anterior chest to monitor body positions 24-hours daily through a 4-week monitoring period. The current study used an observational, prospective design during routine repositioning events for 2 residents. A convenience sample of 2 residents from a single NH wing who were considered moderately at risk for PrI development (Braden Scale score 13-14) with a Brief Interview for Mental Status score in the severely impaired range were selected based on nursing staff recommendation. RESULTS: Sensor data showed that both residents, although \"chairfast\" according to the Braden Scale, spent <5% in an upright position and the great majority of time reclining at an angle <50%. One (1) resident demonstrated a persistent side preference. CONCLUSIONS: Wearable sensors are not a long-term solution for protecting those with dementia from PrI formation but do provide a crude picture of overall body positions throughout the 24-hour day that may inform individualized PrI prevention strategies. Studies including large samples of NH residents living with dementia are warranted.","journal":"Wound Management & Prevention","year":2020,"id":130314,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":0,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9574,"is_data_producer":true,"deposit_databanks":{"ClinicalTrials.gov":["NCT02996331"]},"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2020-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":454340,"name":"Jenny Alderden","orcid":"0000-0001-6491-1311","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":454338,"name":"Valerie Sabol","orcid":"0000-0002-2551-5137","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":454341,"name":"Susan D. Horn","orcid":"0000-0003-0199-4513","position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":454339,"name":"Susan M. Kennerly","orcid":"0000-0003-3379-8672","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":454342,"name":"Tracey L. Yap","orcid":"0000-0002-3625-5086","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":52,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-18T23:15:53.196774Z","pmid":"32614327","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}