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Cuidados dermatológicos no idoso
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Com o aumento da esperança média de vida torna-se cada vez mais urgente promover a qualidade de vida nos idosos.
O envelhecimento cutâneo faz parte do processo fisiológico normal do ser humano, ocorrendo alterações estruturais e funcionais devido a fatores extrínsecos e intrínsecos, o que consequentemente conduz ao aumento da prevalência de múltiplas patologias da pele. Sendo a pele um órgão tão importante do nosso corpo é fundamental promover a integridade deste. Assim sendo, é necessário apostar em estratégias que permitam manter a pele limpa e hidratada, assim como controlar ou tratar as patologias associadas à pele que possam existir.
A presente dissertação tem como objetivo a elaboração de um manual de cuidados dermatológicos no idoso, “Cuidar da pele com mais idade”, que possa ser utilizado pelos idosos e/ou respetivos cuidadores informais, visando contribuir para uma melhoria dos cuidados prestados ao nível da pele nesta fase avançada da vida. Para tal, foi necessário proceder à recolha de informação bibliográfica, posterior redação do suporte teórico da monografia e por fim redação do manual.
Existe pouca informação acessível aos consumidores mais idosos que lhes permita realizar os cuidados de limpeza, hidratação e/ou específicos de forma adequada, embora a literatura científica disponível seja extensa. Assim, foi possível a realização de um manual dirigido especialmente a esta faixa etária e aos cuidadores informais que permite melhorar o conhecimento sobre os produtos disponível e auxiliar na escolha dos produtos necessários a cada situação.
The increase in the average life expectancy leads to an urgency in the promotion of the quality of life for the elderly. Skin aging is part of the regular physiological process of human beings, with structural and functional changes occurring due to extrinsic and intrinsic factors, which consequently contributes to an increase in the prevalence of multiple skin pathologies. The skin, as such asn important organ of our body, it is essential to promote its integrity. Therefore, it is necessary to promote strategies that contributes to the skin cleaning and hydration, as well as to the control or treatment of skin-related pathologies that may occur. This dissertation aims to develop a dermatological care manual for the elderly, "Older skin care", which can be used by the elderly or their informal caregivers, aiming to contribute to an improvement in the skin care provided in this advanced stage of life. Therefore, a bibliographic research was performed to support the theoretical introduction and finally write the proposed manual. There is not much information accessible to elderlies consumers that allows them to carry out adequate cleaning and hydration care, although the available literature is extensive. Thereby, it was possible to carry out a manual aimed especially at this age group and informal caregivers, which allows them to improve their knowledge about the available products and help in choosing them for each situation.
The increase in the average life expectancy leads to an urgency in the promotion of the quality of life for the elderly. Skin aging is part of the regular physiological process of human beings, with structural and functional changes occurring due to extrinsic and intrinsic factors, which consequently contributes to an increase in the prevalence of multiple skin pathologies. The skin, as such asn important organ of our body, it is essential to promote its integrity. Therefore, it is necessary to promote strategies that contributes to the skin cleaning and hydration, as well as to the control or treatment of skin-related pathologies that may occur. This dissertation aims to develop a dermatological care manual for the elderly, "Older skin care", which can be used by the elderly or their informal caregivers, aiming to contribute to an improvement in the skin care provided in this advanced stage of life. Therefore, a bibliographic research was performed to support the theoretical introduction and finally write the proposed manual. There is not much information accessible to elderlies consumers that allows them to carry out adequate cleaning and hydration care, although the available literature is extensive. Thereby, it was possible to carry out a manual aimed especially at this age group and informal caregivers, which allows them to improve their knowledge about the available products and help in choosing them for each situation.
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Envelhecimento cutâneo Hidratação Higiene Idoso Pele