Effects of skin care education for care staff at elderly care facilities on skin conditions of the residents
| Autor: | Hiromi Sanada, Momoyo Kishida, Yuko Mugita, Kimie Takehara, Gojiro Nakagami, Nao Tamai, Aya Kitamura, Makoto Oe, Yuichiro Tsunemi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Elderly care skin care Dermatology care staff Completed Staff Work Severity of Illness Index Skin Diseases 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Assisted Living Facilities medicine Elderly people Humans education intervention Skin care Aged 80 and over integumentary system business.industry General Medicine Original Articles asteatosis Long-Term Care Nursing Homes elderly care facilities Treatment Outcome Caregivers 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Quality of Life Itching Asteatosis Female Original Article medicine.symptom business Care staff |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Dermatology |
| ISSN: | 1346-8138 |
| Popis: | Asteatosis is common in elderly people due to a decrease in the moisture content of the epidermal stratum corneum through a loss of skin barrier function caused by aging. Because itching often accompanies asteatosis, this condition may cause a decrease in quality of life. Care staff in elderly care facilities have many opportunities to provide care for residents. In this study, we examined how educational training on skin care changed the thoughts and actions of care staff in these facilities and how these changes impacted the skin conditions of residents. The subjects for the training were all care staff in facilities because these staff work most closely with facility residents. We performed skin care training for the subjects and investigated changes in the skin conditions of the residents before and after the training. The training promoted the understanding of skin care among the care staff and improved the skin symptoms of residents with asteatosis. However, there were no changes in the severity of itchiness based on a verbal rating scale and in interviews of residents. This study showed that skin care training for the care staff in facilities is effective to improve skin conditions of residents. In addition, it was suggested that a full grasp of the residents’ skin symptoms based upon an interview on itching alone was difficult, and thus there is a need to observe skin conditions directly. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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