Open AccessConsensus on the health education of home-based negative pressure wound therapy for patients with chronic wounds: a modified Delphi study
Author(s) -
Yao Huang,
Beiqian Mao,
Jiale Hu,
Bing Xu,
Pengwen Ni,
Lili Hou,
Ting Xie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
burns and trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-3876
DOI - 10.1093/burnst/tkab046
Subject(s) - medicine , negative pressure wound therapy , delphi method , home health , health education , patient education , health care , delphi , nursing , public health , alternative medicine , pathology , statistics , mathematics , economics , operating system , economic growth , computer science
Background The study aimed to develop consensus on the components of health education of home-based negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for patients with chronic wounds. Methods A Delphi method was used to achieve consensus on the components of health education and 75% agreement and coefficient of variation (CV) <0.25 were used as cutoff. Sixteen experts were recruited purposefully to finish this study. Results Two rounds of consultation were implemented. Consensus was achieved on 36 of the 42 statements. The final agreed list of statements represented three domains: health education before carrying out home-based NPWT, health education for the treatment day of NPWT at hospital and health education for NPWT at home. Conclusions This study was the first attempt to develop consensus on the comprehensive components of health education of home-based NPWT for patients with chronic wounds. According to the established framework and components of health education, wound professionals can safely and effectively implement health education of home-based NPWT for patients with chronic wounds and improve their self-care ability and treatment experience at home.