The impact of psychosocial factors on adherence to compression therapy to prevent recurrence of venous leg ulcers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 1289-1297

  Finlayson, Kathleen ^a   Edwards, Helen ^a   Courtney, Mary ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Compression therapy; Nurses; Nursing; Prevention; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VARICOSIS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 77955862130     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03151.x     Document Type: Article

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