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Home Health and Wound Care: An Interdisciplinary Research Opportunity

This article reviews the role of the social worker in home care, briefly describes the literature concerning the psychosocial impact on wound care patients, and suggests opportunities for expanding this area of inquiry. The literature suggests that patients who have leg, foot, or pressure ulcers experience quite a number of psychosocial problems related to the presence and treatment of the wounds. The author is of the opinion that wound care research should include more disciplines, specifically social workers.

Key Words: decubitus • pressure wound • ulcer • social services • psychosocial

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 17, No. 3, 222-224 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1084822304272312


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