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1Community Staff Nurse, Arran War Memorial Hospital, Isle of Arran.
Abstract:
The aim of the study was to identify those providing care within the Lothian and Forth Valley health districts and all patients receiving treatment for chronic leg ulceration. Questionnaires were sent to all community and hospital services. Respondents were asked to identify all patients who were then undergoing treatment for active chronic leg ulceration or who had received treatment in the previous three months. A postal survey is cheaper than using clinical examination but the results are dependent on response rates and the validity of the questionnaire. To ensure maximum response rates follow-up letters were sent out and telephone calls made to non-responders.
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