光疗：安全有效治疗老年患者的棘手皮肤问题。

Phototherapy: Safe and Effective for Challenging Skin Conditions in Older Adults.

机构信息

University of Washington, Seattle. Drs. Matthews and Pike are from the School of Nursing. Dr. Chien is from the School of Medicine. Drs. Matthews and Chien also are from Kaiser Permanente Dermatology, Bellevue, Washington.

出版信息

Cutis. 2021 Jul;108(1):E15-E21. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0307.

DOI:10.12788/cutis.0307

PMID:34397366

Abstract

Identifying safe, effective, and affordable evidence-based dermatologic treatments for older adults can be challenging because of age-related changes. Few studies have examined the effectiveness of phototherapy in older adults. Our retrospective study of patients 65 years and older who were treated with narrowband UVB(NB-UVB) phototherapy aimed to (1) identify the most common dermatologic conditions treated with phototherapy in older adults, (2) examine the effectiveness and safety of phototherapy in older adults, and (3) compare the outcomes to 2 similar studies in the United Kingdom and Turkey.

摘要

确定安全、有效且经济实惠的针对老年人的基于证据的皮肤科治疗方法可能具有挑战性，因为存在与年龄相关的变化。很少有研究检查过光疗在老年人中的有效性。我们对接受窄谱中波紫外线（NB-UVB）光疗的 65 岁及以上患者进行的回顾性研究旨在：(1) 确定光疗治疗老年人最常见的皮肤科疾病；(2) 检查光疗对老年人的有效性和安全性；(3) 将结果与英国和土耳其的 2 项类似研究进行比较。