ArticleInternational wound journal2009
Clinician's perspectives on the treatment of venous leg ulceration.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Compression for venous leg ulcers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Planning self-care with patients with venous leg ulcers: a reflective lifeworld study of healthcare professionals.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Developing an Evidence-Based and Patient-Centred Care Concept to Address Deficits in German Primary Care of Venous Leg Ulcers: Results of an Expert Survey Within the ULCUS CRURIS CARE Project.International wound journal · 2026Article
- Pilot Implementation of a Primary Care Disease Management Concept for Venous Leg Ulceration: Results of a Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Associations between self-care advice and healing time in patients with venous leg ulcer- a Swedish registry-based study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Use of Sponge-Foam Inserts in Compression Bandaging of Non-Healing Venous Leg Ulcers.Annals of vascular diseases · 2021Article
- "Reality rarely looks like the guidelines": a qualitative study of the challenges hospital-based physicians encounter in war wound management.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2018Article
- District nurses' experiences of caring for leg ulcers in accordance with clinical guidelines: a grounded theory study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2017Article
- The lived experience of the wound care nurse in caring for patients with pressure ulcers.International wound journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
Treatment of venous leg ulcers (VLU) represents a considerable challenge to the health care professional and to the patient alike. Much of the current literature regarding VLU focuses on either wound pathophysiology and treatment of chronic venous insufficiency or the patients' experience of the condition. We present two studies that examine more closely the clinicians' experience of treating VLU and reflect upon how that understanding may further enhance better outcomes for patients in the future. The first of these studies is a qualitative investigation of 49 clinicians treating VLU in the UK and USA. The second is a quantitative, online survey of 304 clinicians' beliefs, attitudes and practices in the UK, Germany and USA. Findings show that the clinicians' experience of treating VLU is often accompanied by frustration and dissatisfaction with treatment challenges and uncertain outcomes. Practices and treatment choices were found to vary widely and differ by countries. We conclude that a key aspect in improving VLU treatment is in listening to the frustrations of the clinician when considering new approaches to therapy.
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