A review of current objective and subjective scar assessment tools

J Wound Care. 2008 Mar;17(3):101-2, 104-6. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2008.17.3.28666.

Abstract

An ideal scar assessment tool should include both objective and subjective methods aspects of a scar. This review examines the evidence on existing tools, and emphasises the importance of taking the patient's perspective into account.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Attitude to Health
  • Cicatrix / diagnosis*
  • Cicatrix / nursing
  • Cicatrix / psychology
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Humans
  • Nursing Assessment / methods*
  • Nursing Assessment / standards
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Pliability
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Skin Pigmentation