National Institute for Clinical Studies Report for Phase 1, Evidence Uptake Network : Best Practice Community Care for Clients with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers


Autoria(s): Coyer, Fiona M.; Edwards, Helen E.; Finlayson, Kathleen J.
Data(s)

30/06/2005

Resumo

Chronic leg ulcers cause significant pain, cost, decreased quality of life and morbidity for a considerable segment of the older population (Graham et al., 2003a). At any given time the prevalence of patients with open leg ulcers receiving treatment is between 0.11% - 0.18% (Briggs & Closs 2003). Chronic leg ulcers occur in approximately 1 - 2% of the over 60 population in the US, UK, Europe and Australia (Baker & Stacey 1994; Johnson 1995; Lees & Lambert 1992; Margolis et al. 2002). Considerable research has been undertaken to determine the best treatment practices that will aid in the management and the healing of these ulcers, and practical and effective strategies and techniques for healing venous leg ulcers have been trialled to demonstrate their beneficial effects (Nelson et al. 2004; Cullum et al. 2001)...

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/54240/

Publicador

Queensland University of Technology

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/54240/2/54240.pdf

Coyer, Fiona M., Edwards, Helen E., & Finlayson, Kathleen J. (2005) National Institute for Clinical Studies Report for Phase 1, Evidence Uptake Network : Best Practice Community Care for Clients with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers. Evidence Uptake Network Phase 1. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD.

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Copyright 2005 The Authors

Fonte

Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Nursing

Palavras-Chave #111000 NURSING #111702 Aged Health Care #evidence based practice #evidence practice gap #chronic leg ulcers
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Report