title: Living with a chronic wound.
abstract: Difficulties experienced include management of pain, odour and exudate as well as problems with dressings falling off or adhering to wounds. In this article, a nurse describes her experience of living with a chronic wound, and its effect on her life over a 10-month period. She provides valuable insight into the way patients cope and adapt to the challenges posed by modern wound care treatments and highlights how the patient experience is essential in informing how we manage care.
authors.affiliation: Luton and Dunstable NHS Hospitals Trust.
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vuolo
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy