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      The “Wound-QoL”: A short questionnaire measuring quality of life in patients with chronic wounds based on three established disease-specific instruments : Development of the Wound-QoL

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          To identify the impact of pressure ulcers (PUs) and PU interventions on health-related quality of life (HRQL). Systematic review and metasynthesis of primary research reporting the impact of PU and PU interventions on HRQL according to direct patient reports. Quality assessment criteria were developed and applied. Data extraction identified findings in the form of direct quotes from patients or questionnaire items and domain results. Combined synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research was performed using content analysis to generate categories and themes from findings. Thirteen electronic databases were searched, and hand searching, cross-referencing, contact with experts, and an online search was undertaken. No language restrictions were applied. Adults with PUs in acute, community, and long-term care settings across Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia. Thirty-one studies including 2,463 participants with PUs were included in the review. Ages ranged from 17 to 96. The review included 10 qualitative and 21 quantitative studies; 293 findings, 46 categories, and 11 themes emerged. The 11 HRQL themes were physical impact, social impact, psychological effect, PU symptoms, general health, and other impacts of PUs: healthcare professional-client relationships, need for versus effect of interventions, impact on others, financial impact, perceived etiology, and need for knowledge. There is evidence that PUs and PU interventions have a significant impact on HRQL and cause substantial burden to patients.
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            Outcomes in controlled and comparative studies on non-healing wounds: recommendations to improve the quality of evidence in wound management.

            While there is a consensus that clinical practice should be evidence based, this can be difficult to achieve due to confusion about the value of the various approaches to wound management. To address this, the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) set up a Patient Outcome Group whose remit was to produce recommendations on clinical data collection in wound care. This document, produced by the group and disseminated by JWC, identifies criteria for producing rigorous outcomes in both randomised controlled trials and clinical studies, and describes how to ensure studies are consistent and reproducible.
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              Venous leg ulcer: Incidence and prevalence in the elderly

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                Journal
                Wound Repair and Regeneration
                Wound Repair Regen
                Wiley
                10671927
                July 2014
                July 2014
                July 18 2014
                : 22
                : 4
                : 504-514
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Healthcare (IVDP); University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; Hamburg Germany
                [2 ]Department of Vascular Medicine; University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; Hamburg Germany
                [3 ]Department of Wound Healing Research Unit; Cardiff University; Cardiff United Kingdom
                Article
                10.1111/wrr.12193
                24899053
                556f0afc-4ce2-40b8-81c7-202322da0265
                © 2014

                http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1

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