Skin considerations for older adults with wounds

Holloway, Samantha 2019. Skin considerations for older adults with wounds. British Journal of Community Nursing 24 , S15-S19. 10.12968/bjcn.2019.24.Sup6.S15

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Abstract

Ageing leads to a number of skin changes that not only place an older adult at risk of tissue damage, but can present as peri-wound problems for those with existing wounds, for example, incontinence-associated and moisture-associated dermatitis in individuals with pressure ulcers. Older adults with venous disease experience skin changes concomitant with venous hypertension, making the skin more at risk of breakdown, specifically the common complications of lipodermatosclerosis and venous eczema. In individuals with diabetic foot disease, skin changes related to autonomic neuropathy mean patients can experience dry skin that cracks easily, placing them at higher risk of infection. Common to all individuals with wounds requiring some sort of dressing is the risk of medical adhesive-related skin injury, where dressing application and removal need to be of the utmost priority to reduce the risk of injury. This article discusses some of the common peri-wound skin considerations in patients with chronic wounds.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Medicine
Publisher:	MA Healthcare
ISBN:	14624753
ISSN:	1462-4753
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2026 15:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/184829

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