Maintaining skin health in older people.
The article examines general skin care for older people, skin barrier function and the skin changes associated with the ageing process. Skin assessment and the use of washing products and emollients are discussed. Methods by which older people and nursing staff can help to promote and improve skin health are identified.
Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull.
Fiona
F
Cowdell
Kathy
K
Radley
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D015595:Skin Aging; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena