title: Venous leg ulcers: what about well-being?
abstract: The impact of having a leg ulcer is well-documented in terms of the pain, restrictions and psychosocial difficulties that patients experience. However, the current focus on quality of life as a patient reported outcome measure overlooks the importance of the individual's well-being. In this article, we argue that a shift in focus from quality of life to well-being will contribute to the more proactive patient centred approach to care to which we should all aspire in contemporary care settings.
authors.affiliation: PhD, FBPsS, Professor of Health Psychology, Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Upton
authors.affiliation: BSc, MBPsS, Research Assistant, Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.affiliation: CPsychol, AFBPsS, Head of Psychological Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Upton
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000523:psychology*