benefited from nursing care, there must be a difference between the care that independent people needed and the care that dependent people needed daily. This functional status of the patients was measured using the Barthel index score. The variables being measured in this study were the skin care needs, what can be done in order to maintain a good skin health in elderly, and at what frequency is necessary the skin care to be done.
Data Collection - In this study, data was collected by using digital and written material by coordinators and nurses which were instructed about how to perform assessment and how to complete the forms. Each nurse involved in the study received a written data collection manual with all explanations of the tools and items. data was collected for each client by reviewing the client records, by interview and assessment. All the information were entered in standardized data collection forms and after completion, forms were sent to the research to be verified and analyzed. During data collection, the Barthel index was used to measure the functional status of the clients, this score being used in international research too, therefore, there is evidence supporting the validity of the German study (Kottner, 573). In their process of data collection, the …show more content…
All responses were entered into a database. For every cleansing and leave-on product, they found a common term, such as “shower gel” for “Eucerin shower gel” or “Shower gel Sensilind”. Also, for all the products with unclear name, there were used only brand name. Talking about the place on the skin where the clients were applying the skin products, nine skin areas were identified. These areas were used to count the type of leave-on product used per skin site. The information were analyzed only if the products were occurring at least twice (Kotnner,
Data Collection - In this study, data was collected by using digital and written material by coordinators and nurses which were instructed about how to perform assessment and how to complete the forms. Each nurse involved in the study received a written data collection manual with all explanations of the tools and items. data was collected for each client by reviewing the client records, by interview and assessment. All the information were entered in standardized data collection forms and after completion, forms were sent to the research to be verified and analyzed. During data collection, the Barthel index was used to measure the functional status of the clients, this score being used in international research too, therefore, there is evidence supporting the validity of the German study (Kottner, 573). In their process of data collection, the …show more content…
All responses were entered into a database. For every cleansing and leave-on product, they found a common term, such as “shower gel” for “Eucerin shower gel” or “Shower gel Sensilind”. Also, for all the products with unclear name, there were used only brand name. Talking about the place on the skin where the clients were applying the skin products, nine skin areas were identified. These areas were used to count the type of leave-on product used per skin site. The information were analyzed only if the products were occurring at least twice (Kotnner,