Risk factor assessment for patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Peripheral arterial disease is a chronic condition that affects a significant proportion of the adult population. Treatment is often prolonged and may be painful, with a slow rate of healing. However, current evidence to support risk-factor assessment highlights the role of the nurse in encouraging lifestyle modification, leading to an improvement in the patient's quality of life.
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Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust, Burnley, Lancashire.
D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors