title: Quality of life in patients with venous stasis ulcers and others with advanced venous insufficiency.
abstract: The quality of life (QoL) in patients with advanced venous insufficiency (including venous stasis ulcers, skin discoloration, stasis eczema, and lipodermatosclerosis) assessed using the Clinical Etiological Anatomical Pathophysiological (CEAP) and Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS) classifications is presented. Also, disease features such as: intensity of pain, edema and inflammatory response that exerted the most profound effect on different domains of QoL are reported. The global QoL in patients with lower leg venous ulcerations was relatively similar to that observed in other patients with chronic venous insufficiency. The presence of venous ulcerations was associated with lower QoL in a Physical domain. Significant correlations were found between pain intensity and the values of Physical, Physiological, Level of Independence and Environmental domains, between edema intensity and Social domain as well as between the intensity of inflammatory response and Physical and Spiritual domains.
authors: Surgical and Emergency Nursing Department, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Drs Tracz and Modrzejewski, and Ms Zamojska); and Laboratory of Biostatistics, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland (Drs Zaborski and Grzesiak).
authors: Edyta
authors: E
authors: Tracz
authors: Ewa
authors: E
authors: Zamojska
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Modrzejewski
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Zaborski
authors: Wilhelm
authors: W
authors: Grzesiak
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*