Orsted H L, Campbell K E, Keast D H, Coutts P, Sterling W
Parkwood Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Ostomy Wound Manage. 2001 Oct;47(10):26-36.
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.
医疗保健专业人员用“令人沮丧”“昂贵”和“耗时”等词来描述慢性伤口护理。治愈一个已经存在很长时间的伤口是困难的。通常问题不仅在于伤口,还在于有伤口的个体的“受伤状态”。慢性伤口护理中患者的需求常常会持续数月、数年,甚至一生。本文探讨的不仅仅是伤口——它呈现了医疗保健专业人员讲述的患者故事以及他们在慢性伤口愈合的漫长过程中的积极参与。