Impact of Chronic Soft Tissue Wounds on Psycho-Emotional Background and Quality of Life of Patients: Social Context

Abstract

Introduction. In recent years, there has been a growing interest of clinicians in assessing the quality of life associated with the health of patients with chronic wounds, which is due to the need for an objective dynamic assessment of the patient's psycho-emotional state and the effectiveness of the therapy; on its basis strategic decisions can be made aimed at improving not only the results of treatment but also the quality of life, social functioning of patients (social adaptation).The aim of the study was to review research that investigates the impact of chronic soft tissue wounds on changes in the quality of life associated with the health of patients, in order to systematize a massive amount of information for use in everyday clinical practice, seeking to understand the personal needs of each patient in the context of his life.Material and methods. The authors performed a search for relevant papers in the electronic databases PubMed, Cyberleninka; this was followed by an analysis of the data obtained regarding the impact of chronic wounds on the psycho-emotional background of patients.Conclusions. The data obtained, their critical evaluation and analysis of scientific publications related to the subject of the study evidence that a dynamic assessment of the psycho-emotional state of patients with chronic soft tissue wounds is necessary in wide clinical practice in order to timely identify and prevent the development of psycho-emotional disorders, leading to a decline in health-related quality of life.