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Pressure ulcers (PrUs) are a major burden to patients with spinal cord injury
(SCI), affecting their psychological, physical, and social well-being. Lifestyle
choices are thought to contribute to the risk of developing PrUs. This article
focuses on the interaction between lifestyle choices and the development of PrUs
in community settings among participants in the University of Southern
California-Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center Pressure Ulcer
Prevention Study (PUPS II), a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle
intervention for adults with SCI. We conducted a secondary cross-case analysis of
treatment notes of 47 PUPS II participants and identified four patterns relating
PrU development to lifestyle changes: positive PrU changes (e.g., healing PrUs)
with positive lifestyle changes, negative or no PrU changes with positive
lifestyle changes, positive PrU changes with minor lifestyle changes, and
negative or no PrU changes with no lifestyle changes. We present case studies
exemplifying each pattern.
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