Psychological stress and pain in wound care, part 2: a review of pain and stress assessment tools

K Solowiej; V Mason; D Upton

doi:10.12968/jowc.2010.19.3.47280

Psychological stress and pain in wound care, part 2: a review of pain and stress assessment tools

J Wound Care. 2010 Mar;19(3):110-5. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.3.47280.

Authors

K Solowiej¹, V Mason, D Upton

Affiliation

¹ Psychological Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, UK. k.solowiej@worc.ac.uk

PMID: 20559188
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.3.47280

Abstract

Several tools are available for the assessment and measurement of stress and pain. While it takes time and money to train practitioners in their use, this will soon be offset by benefits in terms of patient care, satisfaction and reduced costs.

MeSH terms

Biomarkers
Humans
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
Pain Measurement / methods*
Psychological Techniques
Stress, Psychological / diagnosis*
Stress, Psychological / etiology
Wounds and Injuries / psychology*

Substances

Biomarkers