Chronic wound caring ... a long journey toward healing
Orsted, H.L.; Campbell, K.E.; Keast, D.H.; Coutts, P.; Sterling, W.
Ostomy/Wound Management 47(10): 26-36
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0889-5899 PMID: 11890076 Document Number: 540467
Healthcare professionals use words like "frustrating," "expensive," and "time-consuming" to describe chronic wound care. Healing a wound that has been present for an extended period of time is difficult. Often the problem is not just the wound but also the "woundedness" of the individual with the wound. The patient's needs in chronic wound care often continue over months, years, or even a lifetime. This article addresses more than the wound--it offers healthcare professionals' accounts of patient stories and their active involvement in the long journey toward chronic wound healing.