The effectiveness of a twice-daily skin-moisturising regimen for reducing the incidence of skin tears

A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a twice-daily moisturising regimen as compared to ‘usual’ skin care for reducing skin tear incidence. Aged care residents from 14 Western Australian facilities (980 beds) were invited to participate. The facilities...

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Main Authors: Carville, Keryln, Leslie, Gavin, Osseiran-Moisson, Rebecca, Newall, Nelly, Lewin, Gill
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38434