Title |
Leg ulcer nursing care in the community: a prospective cohort study of the symptom of pain
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Published in |
BMC Nursing, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6955-12-3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Elizabeth G VanDenKerkhof, Wilma M Hopman, Meg E Carley, Janet L Kuhnke, Margaret B Harrison |
Abstract |
Chronic wounds are managed almost entirely by community nurses. Almost all individuals with leg ulcers report acute pain usually related to dressing change. Little is known about pain after healing. The purpose of this study was to explore the course of pain from baseline to time of healing of leg ulcers (venous or mixed etiology). In order to understand this phenomenon and develop implications for nursing practice, objectives included: 1) Measure incidence and prevalence of pain at baseline and healing; 2) Describe characteristics associated with leg ulcer pain at baseline; 3) Identify predictors of leg ulcer pain at healing. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 4 | 40% |
India | 1 | 10% |
United States | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 4 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 8 | 80% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Spain | 1 | 2% |
Portugal | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 62 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 22% |
Student > Master | 10 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
Other | 6 | 9% |
Researcher | 4 | 6% |
Other | 14 | 22% |
Unknown | 9 | 14% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 39% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 23% |
Social Sciences | 6 | 9% |
Neuroscience | 2 | 3% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
Other | 5 | 8% |
Unknown | 10 | 16% |