Nutritional advice for individuals with wounds at home
This resource provides practical, evidence-informed nutritional guidance for individuals living with chronic wounds at home and for the clinicians and caregivers supporting them. It explains why nutrition matters for wound healing, highlights the importance of screening for malnutrition, and outlines person-centred steps for assessment, shared decision-making, intervention, and monitoring.
Use it to identify common barriers to eating and drinking, select symptom-specific strategies, and know when to refer to a dietitian or other specialists.
The recommendations are intended to support, not replace, individual clinical judgement and local pathways.
Nutritional care: What you need to know
This resource is a one-page document targeting patients and family carers. It includes a list of recommendations for optimising the diet for individuals with wounds, taking into consideration various factors related to the individual or the wound status.
Nutritional advice for individuals with wounds at home
Author:
Ana Lamza, MD, Vascular Surgeon, Clinical hospital “Sv. Duh”, Zagreb, Croatia
Edited by:
Dimitri Beeckman, RN, PhD, FEANS, FAAN, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden and Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Samantha Holloway, RN, MSc, SFHEA, Centre for Medical Education, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Nutritional care: What you need to know
Authors:
Paulo Ramos,RN, MSc; Community Care and Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care Specialist Nurse, ULS Póvoa de Varzim Vila do Conde, Portugal; APTFeridas; Invited Professor at Catholic University, Aveiro University and Coimbra Nursing School.
Alexandre Marques Rodrigues, PhD, MSc, RN, CNS (Med-Surg), Tissue Viability Specialist
Assistant Professor, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Coordinator, Tissue Viability Programme
Researcher, Center for Innovation in Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CiBB)
