A Comparative Study on the Effect of Olive Oil and Aloe Vera Gel on Prevention of Pressure Ulcer

Background: Pressure ulcer is a disorder in skin integrity, prevention of which is one of the most important health care priorities around the world. Nowadays, ointment is used to prevent contagious ulcer. It has been able to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers to a minimum, but disadvantages, it has difficult access and high cost. Today, the use of medicinal herbs for the prevention of ulcers is increasing, Among the important plants in this field are olive and aloe Vera, given the importance of pressure ulcer, lack of unit prevention, with minimal complications, maximum efficiency and minimum price, limited studies in this field, therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of olive oil and Aloe Vera gel on the prevention of pressure ulcers. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients were randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups and one control group, and placed under pressure in a group of Aloe Vera gel (35) daily and three times in 30 days. Group two was infused with olive oil (35 people), without massage and pressure. All groups and in the third group (control group) received routine care, including a two-hour change in condition, a daily skin test, the use of mat wavy, examination of patient sheets and their lack of moisture and caution when moving the patient. In all groups one day was investigated among the Braden tool and the location characteristics of the pressure were carefully recorded. If the score obtained from the Braden criterion was greater than 18 or Starling s criterion for the onset of the wound, the patient would immediately be excluded from the study for initiation of therapeutic measures. The data then entered the SPSS-21 software and was evaluated. Results: The results showed that 33.33% of patients (35 patients) had pressure ulcers, in group one, 25.71% (9 patients), in group two, 17.41% (6 patients) and in group 57% of the patients (20 persons) were ulcerated and 49% of the wounds were in the saccharum, 33% in the bauxites, 8% in the heel, 6% in the scapula and 5% in the spinal column, and the findings indicated that the incidence of wounds in the group Control was more than the intervention group (P = .003) and the incidence of pressure ulcer in group 1 (Aloe Vera) was greater than that of group (Olive) (P = 0.01( Conclusion: The results showed that the use of olive oil and aloe Vera has been effective in preventing pressure ulcers. Due to the easy availability and cost-effectiveness of these compounds, it is recommended that they be used in order to prevent the occurrence of pressure ulcers of the patients, along with other common methods.

کلیدواژه ها:

Olive ، Aloe Vera ، Pressure Ulcers