Risk and factors related to the development of lesions due to xerosis in hospitalized elderly people.
Ronny Anderson de Oliveira Cruz, Carla Braz Evangelista, Mirian Alves da Silva and 3 others
PMID 40381999WHAT IT FOUND
Most hospitalized elderly people scored medium or high risk for xerosis-related lesions.
Reduced consciousness, immobility, reduced touch feeling, bathing water temperature and skin colour type were strongest linked. Moisturizer use and itching showed no reported link.
Key findings
01Among 455 hospitalized elderly people, 337 (74.1%) were at medium risk and 101 (22.2%) at high risk for xerosis-related lesions.
02Dry skin texture was present in 363 (79.8%) participants, and immobility or very limited mobility was present in 303 (66.6%).
03Level of consciousness and mobility showed a positive moderate association with high risk, with reported values of 0.50.
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What it does not show
The study was done in only one hospital, which the authors say may compromise generalization. The sample was non-probabilistic and by convenience, so it may not represent all hospitalized older adults. Data collection was performed by two nurses, and the authors note possible collection bias. The authors note limited local research on xerosis cutis in Brazil, which may make comparison difficult.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the ERLAX-53 results as proof that any single factor caused high risk. The study measured associations at one time in one hospital, and the authors note possible collection bias and limited generalization.