Abstract
There is increasing evidence to support a relationship between psychological stress and delayed wound healing. Management should therefore include interventions that minimise patient distress, which will include social support and coping skills.
MeSH terms
-
Adaptation, Psychological
-
Attitude to Health
-
Bandages
-
Humans
-
Nurse's Role
-
Pain* / etiology
-
Pain* / prevention & control
-
Patient Education as Topic
-
Patient Selection
-
Skin Care / adverse effects
-
Skin Care / methods
-
Skin Care / nursing
-
Skin Care / psychology
-
Social Support
-
Stress, Psychological* / etiology
-
Stress, Psychological* / prevention & control
-
Wound Healing
-
Wounds and Injuries* / complications
-
Wounds and Injuries* / therapy