A randomised controlled trial of a community nursing intervention: Improved quality of life and healing for clients with chronic leg ulcers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1541-1549

  Edwards, Helen ^a   Courtney, Mary ^a   Finlayson, Kathleen ^a   Shuter, Patricia ^a   Lindsay, Ellie ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Independent Specialist Practitioner   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Community care; Nursing; Randomised design; Venous leg ulcer; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MORALITY; NURSING; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; WOUND HEALING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MORALE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 65649134747     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02648.x     Document Type: Article

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