ArticlePloS one2018
Health-related quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcer treated in primary care in Brazil and Portugal.
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- Factors Associated With Quality of Life in Patients With Venous Leg Ulcers in a Community Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Quality of Life in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers Treated by Means of Local Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy or Local Ozone Therapy-A Single Center Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Correlation between Generic and Disease-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaires in Patients with Venous Ulcerations: A Cross-Sectional Study Carried out in a Primary Health Care Setting in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Health-related quality of life and chronic wound characteristics among patients with chronic wounds treated in primary care: A cross-sectional study in Singapore.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers Influenced by Individual Aspects: Cluster Analysis in a Specialist Wound Management Clinic.Journal of primary care & community healthObservational
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11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundVenous ulcers constitute an important public health problem as they can cause disability with consequences for multiple dimensions of quality of life.
objectiveTo describe the quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcer treated in primary care in two cities from Brazil and Portugal.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional comparative study with a non-probabilistic sample of 171 patients with venous leg ulcers who were treated in primary care in two cities from Brazil and Portugal, namely, Natal and Évora. A form covering sociodemographic and health data and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey were used, and descriptive and inferential analyses were performed.
resultsSignificant differences in age and income were observed between the two samples. Patients with venous leg ulcer from Brazil had lower income and were younger than those from Portugal. Quality of life scores were significantly higher in Portugal for the physical aspects, pain, and social functioning, among domains, and for the physical health dimension and total score of QOL.
conclusionThe quality of life was better in Portugal than in Brazil and the differences between the countries need further investigation.
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