Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice · 2024
Effect of introduction of elastic compression bandages on quality of life in patients with lower extremity vascular skin ulcers: a prospective study correlating WOUND-Q patient-reported outcome measures and evidence-based medicine.
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Gratteri Marco, Marangi Giovanni Francesco, Mirra Carlo, Cogliandro Annalisa, Cagli Barbara, Segreto Francesco, Parodi Pier Camillo, Scarabosio Anna, Savani Luca, Persichetti Paolo
Аннотация
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based medicine and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are helpful tools in the wound care field, but few studies correlating quality of life (QoL) changes with objective changes exist.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the QoL changes following the shift from primary dressings alone to elastic compression bandages in patients with a new diagnosis of vascular skin ulcer, and to evaluate a possible correlation between objective and subjective changes.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 122 patients with a new diagnosis of vascular skin ulcer, who had previously used only primary dressings alone. The WOUND-Q was administered at time 0, and after 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months of appropriate compression bandage use. Standardized photographs were taken at the first visit. Group 1 consisted of 51 patients (vascular ulcers of mixed origin), group 2 had 31 patients (arterial origin), and group 3 had 40 patients (venous origin). Software was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS: The ulcer areas decreased by a mean (standard deviation [SD]) of 4.47 (1.76) cm2, 4.06 (0.73) cm2, and 5.04 (0.34) cm2 for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively, to a mean (SD) area of 3.19 (2.94) cm2, 2.23 (1.78) cm2, and 4.79 (2.56) cm2, respectively, at 12 months. Almost all WOUND-Q values tended to improve over time for the drainage, smell, and life impact scales. The Spearman correlation coefficient r value was 0.3430 for group 1, 0.5893 for group 2, and 0.3959 for group 3 for correlation between the delta of areas and the delta of the life impact.
CONCLUSION: Introducing compression bandages improved QoL of patients with vascular skin ulcers. Drainage and smell tended to improve over a 1-year period following the switch. A correlation was found between improvements in ulcer area reduction and improvement in life impact scale data.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the QoL changes following the shift from primary dressings alone to elastic compression bandages in patients with a new diagnosis of vascular skin ulcer, and to evaluate a possible correlation between objective and subjective changes.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 122 patients with a new diagnosis of vascular skin ulcer, who had previously used only primary dressings alone. The WOUND-Q was administered at time 0, and after 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months of appropriate compression bandage use. Standardized photographs were taken at the first visit. Group 1 consisted of 51 patients (vascular ulcers of mixed origin), group 2 had 31 patients (arterial origin), and group 3 had 40 patients (venous origin). Software was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS: The ulcer areas decreased by a mean (standard deviation [SD]) of 4.47 (1.76) cm2, 4.06 (0.73) cm2, and 5.04 (0.34) cm2 for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively, to a mean (SD) area of 3.19 (2.94) cm2, 2.23 (1.78) cm2, and 4.79 (2.56) cm2, respectively, at 12 months. Almost all WOUND-Q values tended to improve over time for the drainage, smell, and life impact scales. The Spearman correlation coefficient r value was 0.3430 for group 1, 0.5893 for group 2, and 0.3959 for group 3 for correlation between the delta of areas and the delta of the life impact.
CONCLUSION: Introducing compression bandages improved QoL of patients with vascular skin ulcers. Drainage and smell tended to improve over a 1-year period following the switch. A correlation was found between improvements in ulcer area reduction and improvement in life impact scale data.