Risk and factors related to the development of lesions due to xerosis in hospitalized elderly people
96.3% of the elderly people with xerosis cutis who participate in the study were at medium to high risk of developing addi-tional skin lesions, which is why nursing must implement preventive and treatment strategies to care for these people.
Authors
- Carla Braz Evangelista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7063-1439)
- Mirian Alves da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2959-4642)
- Cleide Rejane Damaso de Araújo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7383-9737)
- Ronny Anderson de Oliveira Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6443-7779)
- Jacira dos Santos Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3863-3917)
- Marta Miriam Lopes Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2119-3935)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Paraíba (BR)
- Centro Universitário de João Pessoa (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iee.v43n1e03
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00