Impact of aging dry skin on pressure injury and prevention and control strategies
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20240826-04758
- VernacularTitle:老年干性皮肤对压力性损伤的影响及其防治策略
- Author:
Yuling ZHU
1
;
Yingying ZHAN
;
Yuxuan BAI
;
Qixia JIANG
Author Information
1. 中国人民解放军东部战区总医院烧伤整形科，南京 210002
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Review;
Aged;
Dry skin;
Pressure ulcer;
Prevention and control
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(14):1830-1834
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As people age, older adults experience problems such as aging and degeneration of systemic organs and skin barrier function, leading to a high incidence of dry skin and pressure injuries. Dry skin and pressure injuries interact with each other to exacerbate the failure of skin function, which not only increases suffering, mortality risk, and medical costs for the elderly but also places a heavy burden on society and families. This paper summarizes the epidemiological characteristics of dry skin in the elderly and its influencing factors, the impact of dry skin in the elderly on pressure injuries, and puts forward the prevention and control strategies of "external treatment" and "internal nourishment" to provide a reference for the development of prevention and control strategies for dry skin and pressure injuries in the elderly in China.
