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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Hygiene and emollient interventions for maintaining skin integrity in older people in hospital and residential care settings.

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2020 01 23


Cochrane Database Syst Rev


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32006460?dopt=Abstract


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

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