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Assessing the impact of venous ulceration on quality of life
1Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Background:
There can be difficulties in measuring how quality of life is affected by having a leg ulcer.
Aim:
To assess the impact of venous ulceration on quality of life and to pilot a draft questionnaire for patients with venous ulcers.
Method:
Questions on the impact of venous ulceration were identified through a literature review, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. A self-completed postal questionnaire containing 16 disease-specific items, EuroQol, SF-6 and life-satisfaction questions was sent to 266 people with a history of venous ulceration.
Results And Discussion:
A response rate of 61% (n = 152) was obtained. The most frequent symptoms reported were pain (80%), exudate (75%), and depression (65%). The presence of an ulcer resulted in statistically significant lower quality-of-life and life-satisfaction scores.
Conclusion:
Patients with venous ulcers experience reduced quality of life. Those with a healed ulcer also have a poorer quality of life compared with the general population.
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