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	Care Dependency Scale	Scala di Braden
Campo	Scienze infermieristiche	Scienze infermieristiche
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2000	1987
Ideatore	Atie Dijkstra and colleagues	Barbara Braden and Nancy Bergstrom
Tipo	Assessment scale	Risk assessment scale
Fonte seminale	Dijkstra, A., Buist, G., Dassen, T., & Frijlink, M. (2000). Diagnostics: The Care Dependency Scale. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 14(3), 229-234.	Braden, B., & Bergstrom, N. (1987). A conceptual schema for the study of the etiology of pressure sores. Rehabilitation Nursing, 12(1), 8-12.
Alias	CDS, Dependency Assessment, Nursing Care Level, Acuity Score	Braden Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale, BPUS
Correlati	4	4
Sintesi	The Care Dependency Scale (CDS) is a comprehensive assessment tool that measures the degree of care dependency in patients by evaluating their ability to perform activities of daily living and manage their health conditions independently. Developed by Atie Dijkstra and colleagues, the CDS focuses on physical independence and social engagement, providing a quantitative measure of nursing workload and care requirements. It is particularly useful in long-term care, rehabilitation, and geriatric settings.	The Braden Scale is a standardized risk assessment instrument used in nursing to identify hospitalized patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers. Developed by Barbara Braden and Nancy Bergstrom in 1987, it remains one of the most widely adopted tools in clinical practice for pressure ulcer prevention. The scale combines assessment of intrinsic patient risk factors with extrinsic environmental factors.