Managing chronic venous leg ulcers: time for a new approach?
Leg ulcer management focuses on healing, but if the wound does not respond to treatment, the patient may feel dejected and guilty. Centering the patient's life around treatment only makes matters worse. An alternative approach is needed.
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Tissue Viability, Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust, NHS East of England, UK. Annemarie.Brown2@meht.nhs.uk
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*