The Impact of Stress on Pressure Ulcer Wound Healing Process and on the Psychophysiological Environment of the Individual Suffering from them.

Introduction: The occurrence of a pressure ulcer constitutes a major psychological and physiological burden and it has been linked with a reduced quality of life and increased stress of the individual.

Objective: The main objective was to investigate the impact that stress has on pressure ulcer healing process and on the psychophysiological environment of the individual suffering from them.

Method: The scientific literature was reviewed through Cinahl, Pub-med, EBSCO, Medline and Google scholar.

Cypriot nurses' knowledge and attitudes towards alternative medicine.

Purpose: To investigate Cypriot nurses' knowledge and attitude towards alternative treatments.

Methods: Two hundred randomly selected registered Nurses from public hospitals in Cyprus were administered an anonymous self-report questionnaire with closed-type questions. The particular questionnaire has previously been used in similar surveys.