No / It is now recognised that psychosocial factors – anxiety and depression, social isolation, low economic status and pain, for example – are associated with delayed healing of wounds. However, little research has been undertaken to examine how these factors may not only be a consequence of delayed healing, but may also play an important role in delaying healing. It is suggested that an evaluation of a patient’s psychosocial status should therefore be included as part of a general wound assessment.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/6987 |
Date | January 2008 |
Creators | Moffatt, C., Vowden, Kath, Price, P, Vowden, Peter |
Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Report, No full-text in the repository |
Relation | https://ewma.org/fileadmin/user_upload/EWMA.org/Position_documents_2002-2008/EWMA_08_Eng_final.pdf |
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