Periwound skin care considerations for older adults
| Autor: | Kirsty Mahoney, Samantha Holloway |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Aging
medicine.medical_specialty Health Services for the Aged Excoriation Eczema Callosities 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Dermis Dry skin medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General Nursing Aged Skin Community and Home Care Skin care Wound Healing Callosity integumentary system business.industry Exudates and Transudates General Medicine Skin Care medicine.disease Bandages Dermatology Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Increased risk Ageing Quality of Life Epidermis medicine.symptom business Contact dermatitis |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Community Nursing. 26:S26-S33 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2215 1462-4753 |
| Popis: | Samantha Holloway and Kirsty Mahoney discuss the unique ageing effects on adult skin and how these changes can cause the skin to be more prone to damage This article discusses the effects of ageing on the skin, particularly the main structural and functional changes that occur in the epidermis and dermis that make the skin more vulnerable to damage. Specific alterations that occur with ageing include slower epidermal turnover, flattening of the epidermal-dermal junction, loss of moisture and hydration as well as reduced immunity placing the skin at increased risk of damage. The discussion will also examine common periwound complications associated with ageing including; maceration, excoriation, dry skin, hyperkeratosis, callus, contact dermatitis and eczema. Strategies to manage these problems and interventions to reduce the risk of these complications include moisturising the skin to make it more resilient, debriding keratinised and callus tissue in the periwound area, appropriate choice of dressings to manage excessive exudate, careful removal of dressings as well as treating inflammatory conditions of the periwound skin. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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