Dry skin in nursing care receivers: A multi-centre cross-sectional prevalence study in hospitals and nursing homes

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Andrea LichterfeldJan Kottner

Abstract

Maintaining and improving skin health of patients and long-term care receivers is a widely agreed upon goal in health and nursing care. Care dependent and aged persons have a high predisposition to develop dry skin conditions. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and severity of skin dryness in hospitals and nursing homes and to identify person- and health-related variables associated with this skin condition. The study was part of a bigger annual multicentre descriptive cross-sectional prevalence study of health problems. Fourteen nursing homes and six hospitals in Germany participated in this study in 2014. A total of 1710 subjects (n=1091 long-term care residents and n=619 in-patients) were included. Skin assessments were conducted and skin dryness was measured using the Overall Dry Skin Score. Mobility was measured using the respective item of the Care Dependency Scale. Demographic, functional and physiological parameters were compared between subjects with and without dry skin. A logistic regression model predicting skin dryness was created. The prevalence of skin dryness was 48.8% (95% CI 46.5-51.2). Nursing home residents were most often affected (52.6%; 95% CI 49.6-55.6) compared to in-patients (42.2%; 9...Continue Reading

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