Review of the relationship between stress and wound healing: part 1.
While it has been suggested there is a link between stress and delayed wound healing, less is known about the role of pain as a contributor to stress. This paper reviews the evidence for this from studies of acute, surgical and chronic wounds.
Solowiej
K
K
Psychological Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, UK. k.solowiej@worc.ac.uk
Mason
V
V
Upton
D
D
D001007:Anxiety / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery