A Survey on the Prevalence of Dermatologic Diseases and Skin Care Patterns in Elderly Outpatients at an Endocrinology Clinic / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
; : 1-7, 2013.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-157637
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Advances in medicine and improved overall standard of living have brought people's attention to living a long healthy life. As a consequence, geriatric medicine is now gaining more and more attention in the field of medicine and dermatology is no exception.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to examine features of the elderly in terms of the prevalence of dermatosis and general and medical skin care patterns.METHODS:
A detailed survey and complete physical examination were performed on 525 patients aged over 65, who were treated at the endocrinology center at our hospital, from January to December 2011.RESULTS:
The elderly gained most information on dermatologic diseases from their families and neighbors. The most common dermatologic disorder was senile lentigo (85.5%), followed by seborrheic keratosis (69.0%), xerosis cutis (63.0%), generalized pruritus (42.3%), onychomycosis (30.3%), and cherry angioma (26.9%). Furthermore, xerosis cutis was more often found in older patient groups among the elderly. When it comes to general skin care, one third of the elderly used moisturizers and 10.7% used sunscreens. Only 1.3% of the elderly received medical skin care.CONCLUSION:
This study can be used as useful baseline data not only for the government to formulate a national health care plan but for each medical center to understand dermatologic disorders of the elderly and educate its staff members on the management of dermatologic problems of the elderly.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Physical Examination
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Pruritus
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Skin
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Skin Diseases
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Sunscreening Agents
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Prevalence
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Keratosis, Seborrheic
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Onychomycosis
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Prevalence study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article