Patients' experiences with the application of medical adhesives to the skin: a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Medical adhesives provide securement of medical devices, facilitate skin protection and allow non-invasive monitoring. Application and removal of medical adhesives can result in pain, dermatitis, trauma or other skin lesions. Understanding patients' experiences when subjected to medical adhesives will contribute to the improvement of clinical routines and the development and improvement of new adhesive technologies. A qualitative systematic review was conducted to identify patients' experiences with the application of medical adhesives to the skin.

Design

Qualitative systematic review.

Data sources

CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE and PsycINFO were systematically searched for records published between January 2012 and March 2024. Reference lists of systematic review

SUBMITTER: Hofman H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11529769 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature