Relationships between preventive activities, psychosocial factors and recurrence of venous leg ulcers: A prospective study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2180-2190

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

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Prevention; Recurrence; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80052541820     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05653.x     Document Type: Article

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