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Structured skin care regimen to prevent perineal dermatitis in the elderly.

Abstract
A preliminary investigation was conducted to determine the efficacy of a structured skin care regimen to prevent perineal dermatitis in incontinent geriatric psychiatry patients. A 10-week, prospective, clinical trial was conducted (n = 15). Four weeks (weeks 2 to 5) were devoted to monitoring the unstructured pretreatment nursing skin care practice and to determining the incidence of perineal dermatitis in incontinent patients. Four weeks (weeks 7 to 10) were also spent implementing and observing the structured nursing skin care regimen. The study revealed that 33% (three) of the subjects in the unstructured skin care group and 33% (two) of the subjects in the structured skin care group had perineal dermatitis. In subjects with a combination of urine and stool incontinence perineal dermatitis developed within 2 days. The findings suggest that perineal dermatitis occurs quickly in the presence of urine and stool incontinence. Further research is needed to validate the efficacy of a structured skin care regimen to prevent perineal dermatitis.
AuthorsC H Lyder, C Clemes-Lowrance, A Davis, L Sullivan, A Zucker
JournalJournal of ET nursing : official publication, International Association for Enterostomal Therapy (J ET Nurs) 1992 Jan-Feb Vol. 19 Issue 1 Pg. 12-6 ISSN: 1055-3045 [Print] United States
PMID1734977 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Dermatologic Agents
Topics
  • Aged
  • Clinical Nursing Research
  • Dermatitis (etiology, prevention & control)
  • Dermatologic Agents (administration & dosage)
  • Fecal Incontinence (complications, nursing)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hygiene
  • Male
  • Perineum
  • Urinary Incontinence (complications, nursing)

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