title: Living with peripheral vascular disease: a review of the literature.
abstract: Peripheral vascular disease is a debilitating condition that can significantly reduce a patient's quality of life. It affects mainly older people and causes severe chronic pain that can make even simple activities of daily living impossible. This paper reviews the literature on the management of PVD, with specific emphasis on the patient experience of living with the condition.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Dundee.
authors.forename: Carolyn C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Johnstone
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept