Pain Management & Anxiety With Wound Chronicity Patients

Pain Management and anxiety intermingled in the minds of patients suffering from failed-to-heal wounds. The legendary saying is, “out of sight and out of mind.” Relating to the accuracy of the statement based on healthy, unwounded people in the world. However, in the special populations: of wound care clinics, nursing homes, and hospital facilities, anticipatory pain is a reality in the minds of patients who have experienced excruciating injuries. Fear orchestrates raw emotions associated with calamitous events’ injuries to the body (Fardin & Masumeh, 2020). Fear also creates future scenarios of horrific moments which have not happened (Fardin & Masumeh, 2020). Moreover, the anticipation of awful, painful experiences makes pain management reach a zero-improvement rate … read more