skint.be / research / Pressure Ulcers

Skin Tears

publications

Recent publications

Hevia Campos H, Olavarría A, Bandeira C, Beeckman, D; Santos V. Translation and Content Validity of the Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrument (OASES) Into Chilean Spanish. Advances in Skin & Wound Care 39(1):p 17-21, January/February 2026. DOI: 10.1097/ASW.0000000000000384�
Deprez J, Fourie A, Beeckman D. Measures that patients living in the community can take for the prevention and treatment of skin tears: A comprehensive review of the literature. 2022. Journal of Wound Management. DOI: 10.35279/jowm2022.23.02.04
Hanne Van Tiggelen, Paulo Alves, Elizabeth Ayello, Carina Bååth, Sharon Baranoski, Karen Campbell, Ann Marie Dunk, Mary Gloeckner, Heidi Hevia, Samantha Holloway, Patricia Idensohn, Ayişe Karadağ, Diane Langemo, Kimberly LeBlanc, Karen Ousey, Andrea Pokorná, Marco Romanelli, Vera Lucia Conceição de Gouveia Santos, Steven Smet, Ann Williams, Kevin Woo, Ann Van Hecke, Sofie Verhaeghe, Dimitri Beeckman. Development and psychometric property testing of a skin tear knowledge assessment instrument (OASES) in 37 countries. JAN 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.14713
Hanne Van Tiggelen , Jan Kottner , Karen Campbell, Kimberly LeBlanc, Kevin Woo, Sofie Verhaeghe, Ann Van Hecke, Dimitri Beeckman, Measurement properties of classifications for skin tears: a systematic review, International Journal of Nursing Studies(2020),doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103694
Van Tiggelen H, LeBlanc K, Campbell K, Woo K, Baranoski S, Chang YY, Dunk AM, Gloeckner M, Hevia H, Holloway S, Idensohn P, Karadağ A, Koren E, Kottner J, Langemo D, Ousey K, Pokorná A, Romanelli M, Santos VLCG, Smet S, Tariq G, Van den Bussche K, Van Hecke A, Verhaeghe S, Vuagnat H, Williams A, Beeckman D. (2019) Standardising the classification of skin tears: validity and reliability testing of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) Classification System in 44 countries. Br J Dermatol. doi:10.1111/bjd.18604
Van Tiggelen, H., Van Damme, N., Theys, S., Vanheyste, E., Verhaeghe, S., LeBlanc, K., Campbell, K., Woo, K., Van Hecke, A., & Beeckman, D. (2019). The prevalence and associated factors of skin tears in Belgian nursing homes: A cross-sectional observational study. Journal of Tissue Viability, 28(2), 100-106. doi: 0.1016/j.jtv.2019.01.003. Impact factor: 2.831, Nursing, rank: 2/120 (Q1), Dermatology, rank: 22/66 (Q2)