Dry skin conditions: an evidence-based focus on natural oatmeal emollients

Onselen, Julie Van

doi:10.7748/phc2011.03.21.2.31.c8363

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“…The dry and rough aspect of xerosis occurs mainly in the heel (Morgan, 2013). The fissures become severe most of the times, which causes intense pain, burn sensation and discomfort, besides other complications such as ulcers (Onselen, 2011). DM causes extensive damages to the skin and most of the times the healing process is not completed, which provokes irreversible wounds (Andrade et al, 2013).…”

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Healing bio compound for the treatment of fissures in the diabetic foot

Silva

Lopes

et al. 2019

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Healing bio compound for the treatment of fissures in the diabetic foot

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“…It can interfere with work productivity severe cases, especially when the hands are affected. 4,5 Nurses are responsible for assessing the skin condition and establishing an accurate diagnosis for proper care. Nursing is based primarily on human, individual and collective care, involving direct care, as well as the management of services and its nursing team.…”

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Evaluation and measures for prevention and treatment of skin xerosis in elderly: na integrating review / Avaliação e medidas de prevenção e tratamento da xerose cutânea em idosos: uma revisão integrativa

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Oliveira

Agra

et al. 2021

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Objetivo: analisar a produção científica em enfermagem acerca dos cuidados para a avaliação, prevenção e tratamento da xerose cutânea em idosos.Método: revisão integrativa realizada nas bases Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Biblioteca Virtual Scientific Eletronic Library Online, PubMed Central e Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, no período de agosto a dezembro de 2017. Resultados: foram analisados 14 artigos dos quais emergiram três categorias: A hidratação oral e tópica para o cuidado do idoso com xerose cutânea; A utilização de instrumentos e o cuidado a xerose relacionada aos pés; e por fim Medidas de higiene e processos de escolha/indicação de produtos. Conclusão: os cuidados de enfermagem devem estar voltados à educação para o autocuidado com ênfase na hidratação dos pés bem como na indicação e orientação acerca do uso de produtos com a finalidade de minimizar as complicações oriundas da xerose.

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“…A xerose cutânea tem prejudicado a qualidade de vida de muitos idosos e afetado entre 15 % e 20 % da população mundial; quando grave, pode interferir na produtividade do trabalho e nas atividades da vida diária, especialmente, quando as mãos são afetadas. A base do tratamento é a reidratação e a reparação da pele, muito importantes para recuperar a função de barreira epidérmica (3).…”

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Nursing Care to Evaluate, Prevent, and Treat Cutaneous Xerosis in the Elderly

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Objective: Identify nursing care performed by nurses to evaluate, prevent, and treat cutaneous xerosis in the elderly. Materials and Methods: Descriptive study with quantitative approach, conducted with 101 care nurses working in the medical clinic and in the intensive care units of four hospitals in Paraíba, Brazil. The data collection took place between July and September 2018 through an instrument composed of sociodemographic variables and by items related with nursing care. The statistical analysis was performed by distribution and frequency calculations, central tendency measures, standard deviation, and chi-squared test for categorical variables. Results: The majority stated always considering the age range (84.2 %), assessing skin color (83.2 %), evaluating skin turgor and elasticity (64.4 %), looking for the existence of skin fissures (53.5 %), and noticing the existence of lesions on the skin (90.1 %). Of the participating professionals, 83.2 % reported never having used imported equipment to evaluate skin hydration. Conclusions: The study showed that nurses emphasized the importance of considering age range, assessing skin color, being aware of areas with hyperemia, and noticing the existence of lesions, as well as the need for continuing education to improve the quality of care.

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Dry skin conditions: an evidence-based focus on natural oatmeal emollients

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Healing bio compound for the treatment of fissures in the diabetic foot

Healing bio compound for the treatment of fissures in the diabetic foot

Evaluation and measures for prevention and treatment of skin xerosis in elderly: na integrating review / Avaliação e medidas de prevenção e tratamento da xerose cutânea em idosos: uma revisão integrativa

Nursing Care to Evaluate, Prevent, and Treat Cutaneous Xerosis in the Elderly

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