DEMODEX (ACARI: DEMODICIDAE) INFESTATION IN THE ELDERLY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SKIN PARAMETERS SUCH AS MOISTURE, PH, AND TEMPERATURE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Zeytun E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.20, no.2, pp.142-150, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.142-150
  • Keywords: Aged, Mites, Nursing home, Prevalence, Skin, WATER-LOSS, FOLLICULORUM, ROSACEA, BREVIS, DISEASES, ASSOCIATION, DISORDERS, STUDENTS, DENSITY
  • Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The elderly population is growing both worldwide and in Turkey. Thus, the importance of studies on elderly individuals is increasing. The present study was conducted to evaluate Demodex infestation and its relationship with the skin parameters such as moisture, pH, and temperature in elderly individuals living in nursing homes.