Ethnicity, Skin Tones, and Cultural Considerations in Wound Care: Challenges and Solutions.

Wound care patients often have a variety of chronic medical conditions that result in poor outcomes, such as delayed healing and nontraumatic limb loss. Many of these suboptimal patient outcomes result from healthcare disparities linked to social determinants of health (SDOH). Race and ethnicity influence SDOH by impacting patients' access to consistent quality healthcare. Understanding and addressing why and how ethnic and cultural factors influence SDOH is crucial for making substantial changes.