Self-skincare knowledge and practice described by elderly persons in the mid-west of Minas Gerais
| Autor: | Juliana Ladeira Garbaccio, Amanda Domingos Ferreira, Amanda Laís Gonçalves Gama Pereira |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 45-56 |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1809-9823 1981-2256 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1809-9823.2016.14237 |
| Popis: | The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices reported by the elderly in relation to basic care of one's skin. A cross sectional study was performed from November 2011 to August 2012 in Arcos, Minas Gerais, based on a structured questionnaire administered to 250 elderly persons, with answers statistically analyzed. Knowledge and practices of self-skincare were evaluated from the median number of ten questions answered by the elderly. Most of the sample population were women (54.8%), aged between 60 and 69 years (52.4%), with a primary education (71.6%) and working in a job where they were exposed to direct sunlight (58.0%). The majority (76.4%) said they did not use protective sun filter despite considering it important (77.6%). The use of body moisturizing creams was reported by 55.6%. An association (p |
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