Patient and observer scar assessment scale: how good is it?

D Stavrou; J Haik; O Weissman; O Goldan; A Tessone; E Winkler

doi:10.12968/jowc.2009.18.4.41610

Patient and observer scar assessment scale: how good is it?

J Wound Care. 2009 Apr;18(4):171-6. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2009.18.4.41610.

Authors

D Stavrou¹, J Haik, O Weissman, O Goldan, A Tessone, E Winkler

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. [email protected]

PMID: 19349938
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2009.18.4.41610

Abstract

This is the only scar assessment tool to include a component for patients to fill in. The few studies that investigated the effectiveness of this scale have found that it is a reliable, valid and feasible tool that is well suited for everyday practice.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Attitude to Health*
Cicatrix / complications
Cicatrix / pathology*
Cicatrix / psychology
Feasibility Studies
Humans
Nursing Assessment / methods*
Nursing Assessment / standards
Nursing Evaluation Research
Observer Variation
Pain / etiology
Patients / psychology*
Pruritus / etiology
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Research Design
Severity of Illness Index*
Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*