Are community leg ulcer clinics more cost-effective than home care visits?
The literature suggests that leg ulcer clinics are more expensive than home visits, but are associated with faster healing times. Providing district nurses with better postgraduate education on wound care may make better use of this resource.
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South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, UK. office@lightanddesign.biz
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D006792:House Calls / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000191:economics*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D006113:United Kingdom