A personal and ethical perspective on chronic wound pain.
Pain is a rarely acknowledged complication of chronic wounds, yet for those who live with it, it is often the over-riding preoccupation. In this article, the author--who herself has suffered for many years with wound pain--discusses why pain is not widely acknowledged by health professionals caring for wounds, and highlights why awareness of it is central to holistic care.
Leighton-Bellichach
Amanda
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The Society for Fighting Pain, Israel.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003142:Communication; D003255:Consumer Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007557:Israel; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*