據臺中榮民總醫院整形外科提供的資料，每位壓瘡病人治療費用約在8,000至 70,000元新臺幣，目前實施全民健康保險，其給付偏低更不合成本效益。所以預防壓瘡成為醫療重 要目標。本研究目的要瞭解:1.壓瘡盛行率2.壓瘡形成的可能因素3.壓瘡形成的潛在危險指 標。研究方法為調查研究法，取得全醫院住院病人837名，有壓瘡者63名，再由無壓瘡者以系 統隨機抽樣及獲得病人同意後，實際有效樣本為壓瘡組63名，無壓瘡組240名，共303名，進 行查閱病歷、護理記錄、檢視病人及填寫調查表做調查研究。研究結果發現，住院病人壓瘡 盛行率為7.53%。壓瘡形成因素與神經性疾病、營養不良、日常生活自我照顧能力不足有關。 壓瘡形成依健康外觀、神智狀況、活動能力、失禁情形，評估潛在危險指標為≦14分。

　　　　　The annual statistical analysis data of Plastic Surgery in Taichung V.G.H. (1994) showed that the costs of pressure sores treatment ranged from NT $ 8,000 to 70, 000 per ulcer. This is not cost-effective, especially under the National Health Insurance policy. The purposes of the study are to understand how prevalent pressure sores are, what are possible factors in the development pressure sores, and what the indicators of potential risk for developing pressure sores are A cross section study was designed to collect data from In- patients on October, 14 in 1995 .A total of 303 cases including 63 cases for pressure sore group and 240 cases for non pressure sore group were studied. The data include patient's charts, nursing records, inspections, and survey questionnaires. The results of the study showed that: 1. The In-patient pressure sore prevalence is 7.53% 2. The significant clinical factors given the highest prevalence of pressure sores in patients are Nurologic diseases, a nutritional status links Albumin, Hgb. deficiency, patients with pressure sores are dependent on daily activity self-care ability deficiency 3. The pressure sore indicator score identified as being at some level of risk is 14 or less.