Falloon, SS;
Abbas, S;
Stridfeldt, C;
Cottenden, A;
(2018)
The Impact of Microclimate on Skin Health With Absorbent Incontinence Product Use An Integrative Review.
Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing
, 45
(4)
pp. 341-348.
10.1097/WON.0000000000000449.
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Abstract
This integrative review considers the role of skin occlusion and microclimate in incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD), with a particular focus on disposable, body-worn, absorbent incontinence products. Although the mechanisms are not fully understood, the primary causes of IAD are well-established: occluded skin, in prolonged contact with urine and/or feces and exposed to abrasive forces, is more likely to be affected, and each of these factors can be influenced by wearing absorbent incontinence products. Studies comparing the effect of various absorbent products on skin health have been hindered by the many differences between compared products, making it difficult to clearly attribute any differences in performance to particular materials or design features. Nevertheless, the large and significant differences that have sometimes been found invite further work. Breathable back sheets can significantly reduce the temperature of occluded skin and the humidity of the adjacent air, and several treatments for nonwoven top sheet materials (used next to the skin) have been shown to impart antimicrobial properties in the laboratory, but an impact on IAD incidence or severity has yet to be demonstrated directly. Recent work to introduce sensing technology into absorbent incontinence products to reduce the exposure of skin to urine and feces, by encouraging prompt product changing, seems likely to yield measurable benefits in terms of reducing incidents of IAD as the technology develops. Published work to date suggests that there is considerable potential for products to be engineered to play a significant role in the reduction of IAD among users.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Impact of Microclimate on Skin Health With Absorbent Incontinence Product Use An Integrative Review |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1097/WON.0000000000000449 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000000449 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Absorbent incontinence products , Breathability , Fecal incontinence , Humidity , Incontinence-associated dermatitis , Microclimate , Occlusion , Skin health , Temperature , Urinary incontinence |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10053056 |
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