Chronic wound assessment: Cultural and linguistic adaptation for European Portuguese of RESVECH-2 scale

A diabetic foot wound healing assessment tool: A scoping review

“…The five selected articles, that had been published between 2015 and 2022, were reviewed. All five studies investigated tools for the quantitative assessment of wound healing [ 7 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 20 ]. Only three studies developed wound healing assessment tools for DFUs [ 7 , 8 , 11 ], while the remaining two studies developed wound healing assessment tools for chronic leg ulcers [ 10 , 20 ].…”

“…All five studies investigated tools for the quantitative assessment of wound healing [ 7 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 20 ]. Only three studies developed wound healing assessment tools for DFUs [ 7 , 8 , 11 ], while the remaining two studies developed wound healing assessment tools for chronic leg ulcers [ 10 , 20 ]. A review of the studies revealed three major themes, namely, wound healing, assessment tools, and DFUs.…”

“…The newer RESVECH 2.0 tool uses a Likert-type scale to measure six dimensions, namely, wound area, depth, edges, type of tissue in the wound bed, exudate production, and signs of infected or inflamed biofilm. The study examined the Portuguese version of the RESVECH 2.0 tool, and determined that it has acceptable internal consistency and validity [ 20 ]. However, the psychometric properties of the RESVECH 2.0 tool have not been examined and its results are low quality.…”

“…Similarly, the diabetic foot infection wound score (DFIWS) tool was created in 2009 and includes a 10-item wound score that ranges from 3 to 49, from the least to the most severe, and a semi-quantitative grading of both wound measurement and various infection parameters [ 19 ]. The chronic wound healing assessment tool (RESVECH) consists of 10 items and a score of 0–40 to assess chronic wound healing as well as diabetes, with zero indicating that the wound has completely healed [ 20 ].…”