Skin (self-) care is part of human life from birth until death. Today many different skin care
practices, preferences, traditions and routines exist in parallel. In addition, preventive and …

Aims and objectives To describe the prevalence of pressure ulcers among middle‐and older‐
aged patients in a general medical hospital in Norway and to describe the associations …

Background: Diaper dermatitis (DD) severity is demonstrated by the degree of erythema and
skin breakdown. Many studies describe diaper dermatitis, but lack a full description of …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of medical adhesive-related skin injuries
(MARSIs) and associated risk factors in a pediatric ICU (PICU). METHODS: A cross …

PURPOSE: We examined prevalence and associated risk factors of medical adhesive–
related skin injury (MARSI) at the peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion site …

Introduction: The aim of our study was to identify the prevalence and risk factors of medical
adhesive-related skin injuries (MARSI) at peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) …

Background Intertriginous dermatitis (intertrigo) is caused by occlusive conditions in skin
folds increasing local heat and moisture and skin-on-skin friction. Objectives To measure the …

Purpose To explore the correlation between community-acquired pressure injury (CAPI) and
comorbidities in elderly patients with emergency admission. Patients and Methods Patients …

Aims and objectives To explore patient experience of chronic wound care across diverse
models of outpatient wound care delivery. Background Chronic wounds represent a …

A pressure injury (PrI) compromises quality of life and can be life-threatening. The
fundamental cause of PrIs is sustained deformations in weight-bearing soft tissues, eg …