Open AccessPotential predictors of quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcers: A cross‐sectional study in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Lin HsiaoChing,
Fang ChienLiang,
Hung ChangChiao,
Fan JunYu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.13700
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , venous leg ulcer , depression (economics) , cross sectional study , marital status , physical therapy , psychological intervention , surgery , psychiatry , population , pathology , nursing , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Internationally, the impact of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) on the quality of life is well recognised; however, in Taiwan, the focus is only on chronic wound management. This cross‐sectional correlational study conducted at the cardiovascular and plastic surgery clinics of a regional teaching hospital between August 2019 and June 2020 investigates venous clinical severity, pain, fatigue, depression, sleep quality, quality of life, and related factors among 167 patients with VLUs. The potential predictors of the quality of life in terms of activities were venous clinical severity ( P < 0.001), pain ( P = 0.004), and fatigue ( P < 0.001) after adjusting for covariates. The potential predictors of the quality of life in terms of the psychological domain were marital status (single/divorced) ( P = 0.016), marital status (widowed) ( P = 0.027), venous clinical severity ( P < 0.001), pain ( P = 0.001), and fatigue ( P = 0.002). The potential predictors of the quality of life with regard to symptoms were venous clinical severity ( P < 0.001), pain ( P < 0.001), fatigue ( P = 0.001), and depression ( P = 0.038). These potential predictors can serve as the basis of interventions for patients with VLUs, such as those related to nutrition or training in wound dressing.