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2020 01 23


Cochrane Database Syst Rev


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Hygiene and emollient interventions for maintaining skin integrity in older people in hospital and residential care settings.

Authors

Cowdell F, Jadotte YT, Ersser SJ, Danby S, Lawton S, Roberts A, Dyson J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 01 23; 1:CD011377.
PMID: 32006460.

Abstract

Ageing has a degenerative effect on the skin, leaving it more vulnerable to damage. Hygiene and emollient interventions may help maintain skin integrity in older people in hospital and residential care settings; however, at present, most care is based on "tried and tested" practice, rather than on evidence.