Treatment and Prevention Goals
› Reduce Risk for PrU Development, Promote Healing of Existing PrUs, and Maintain Optimal Physiological Status
• For information regarding prevention and treatment strategies, see Description/Etiology, above, and other Quick Lessons in
the PrU series
› Promote Emotional Well-Being and Educate About Prevention/Treatment Strategies
• Assess patient’s anxiety and depression level and coping ability; provide emotional support, educate, and encourage
discussion about risk factors for PrU development, personal risk status, prevention strategies, and adherence to the
prescribed, individualized treatment regimen
• Request clinician referral, if appropriate, to a
–mental health clinician for counseling for depression or low self-esteem
–social worker for identification of local resources for in-home services