@inproceedings{78059046dfcf4b3288be33c6b5e32871,
title = "Analysis of Moisture and Sebum of the Skin for Monitoring Wound Healing in Older Nursing Home Residents",
abstract = "Pressure ulcers are a common problem among older nursing home residents. Wound healing monitoring in these older residents causes intensive significant workload for nurses. Moisture and sebum of the skin are critical factors during wound healing which can observations for nurses quick and handy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between moisture and sebum of the skin during wound healing in older people. The data of moisture and sebum was observed for four times in sequence biweekly from the sacrum region of eighteen subjects. Based on the wound healing status, the subjects were grouped into the wound healing, wound non-healing, and non-wound groups. The wound area was calculated by manually tracing the wound area in captured images using the Image-J. Ulcer area were median correlation with moisture (r =.61) and sebum (r = −.60) in the wound healing group. The moisture was also significantly correlated with sebum (r =.89, p <.05) in the wound non-healing group. Increasing moisture and decreasing sebum may be associated with wound healing among older nursing home residents. Our findings showed that moisture and sebum of human skin can be used to predict wound healing status.",
keywords = "Bedsores, Pressure ulcers, Sacrum region, Soft tissue",
author = "Shen, {Wei Cheng} and Jan, {Yih Kuen} and Lung, {Chi Wen} and Aqo Anastian and Hsieh, {Chang Wei} and Cheng, {Hsu Tang} and Liao, {Yin Yin} and Liau, {Ben Yi}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.; AHFE Virtual Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, the Virtual Conference on Social and Occupational Ergonomics, and the Virtual Conference on Cross-Cultural Decision Making, 2020 ; Conference date: 16-07-2020 Through 20-07-2020",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-51549-2_23",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783030515485",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "177--182",
editor = "Waldemar Karwowski and Goonetilleke, {Ravindra S.} and Shuping Xiong and Goossens, {Richard H.M.} and Atsuo Murata",
booktitle = "Advances in Physical, Social and Occupational Ergonomics - Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, Social and Occupational Ergonomics and Cross-Cultural Decision Making",
address = "Germany",
}