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Quality of life in patients with non-healing wounds, with particular focus on assesment tools-a literature review

KRUPOVÁ, Lenka and Andrea POKORNÁ

Basic information

Original name

Quality of life in patients with non-healing wounds, with particular focus on assesment tools-a literature review

Authors

KRUPOVÁ, Lenka (guarantor) and Andrea POKORNÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, Lékařská fakulta Ostravské univerzity, 2020, 2336-3517

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30307 Nursing

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116532

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

Keywords in English

Assessment tools; Chronic wounds; non-healing wounds; quality of life; review

Tags

Změněno: 12/5/2021 13:58, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze published studies focusing on quality of life (QoL) in patients with non-healing wounds, with particular focus on assessment tools. Design: Type of study – literature review. Methods: Articles focusing on QoL in patients with non-healing wounds were searched for in various electronic databases using relevant terms. The search was limited to articles in English issued between January 2014 and April 2019, in the electronic databases Scopus, PubMed, and CINAHL. Results: In total, 24 studies were found which met the established criteria. Conclusion: Non-healing wounds significantly affect patients' QoL. Research is leading towards the creation of a standardized QoL tool in patients with chronic wounds, which could be included in the wound care standard care protocol. There are many generic and specific tools for evaluating QoL in patients with non-healing wounds, differing in length and complexity. The Wound-QoL was created by comparing and simplifying proven tools, and the follow-up research has proven it to be internally consistent, valid and reliable, and, due to its ease of use, suitable for re-measuring QoL.