Importance of nutrition in wound healing: a scoping review

Authors

  • Liliana Sofia Grilo Miranda Enfermeira Estomaterapeuta no Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. Doutoranda em Enfermagem na Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0305-1973
  • João Daniel Neves Amado Doutor em Enfermagem pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal Investigador integrado do Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde na Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-779X
  • Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves Doutor em Enfermagem pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal Investigador integrado do Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde na Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6348-3316

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/feridas.2023v11i61p2248-2252

Keywords:

nutritional status, healing, nutrients

Abstract

Objectives: - to recognize the importance of nutrition in wound healing; - to map the evidence/knowledge on the topic under study. Method: Scoping Review of full and open access articles published between 2010 and 2020 in the Google Academic, EBSCOhost and PubMed databases. Results and discussion: All the analysed articles explain the importance of nutrition in the wound healing process, namely in reducing the healing time. Conclusion: There seems to be a consensus in the analyzed articles about the direct relationship between nutrition and wound healing, both in terms of treatment and prevention.

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Published

2023-12-13

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 61 (2023)

Section

Artigos Cientí­ficos