Table 4 Reported skin tear injuries: incidence, skin tear-free days (STFD), size and severity using Payne-Martin (PM) and STAR grading systems
Socks group | TAU group | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total allocated | 44 | 46 | 90 |
Participants with skin tears | 8 (18.18%)* | 10 (21.74%) | 18 (20%) |
Total number of skin tear injuries | 10 | 21 | 31 |
No. with 1 injury | 6 | 6 | 12 |
No. with 2 injuries | 2 | 2 | 4 |
No. with 3 injuries | 0 | 1 | 1 |
No. with 8 injuries | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Incidence (people suffering tears) | 8/44 = 0.18 | 10/46 = 0.22 | RR = 0.84 (0.37 to 1.88) |
Incidence (tears/episodes of care) | 10/44 | 21/46 | RR = 0.50 (0.26 to 0.91) |
Mean (sd) total area of injury (cm2) | 1.76 (1.39) | 4.26 (7.61) (missing data on case 3001) | |
Median (IQR) total area of injury (cm2) | 1.5 (2.92) | 2 (2.18) (missing data on case 3001) | |
Median (IQR) duration (days) | 26.5 (17.75) | 17 (10.75) [missing data on case 3001] | |
Mean (sd) STFD for whole group (days) | 107.2 (12.43) | 105.72 (16.5) | |
Median (IQR) STFD for whole group (days) | 112 (0) | 112 (0) | |
PM category Ia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
PM category Ib | 1 | 4 | 5 |
PM category IIa | 2 | 8 | 10 |
PM category IIb | 2 | 2 | 4 |
PM category III | 1 | 6 | 7 |
PM category missing | 1 | 1 | |
STAR category 1a | 3 | 2 | 5 |
STAR category 1b | 1 | 3 | 4 |
STAR category 2a | 4 | 4 | |
STAR category 2b | 4 | 7 | 11 |
STAR category 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
STAR category missing | 1 | 1 |