The experience of patients with lymphoedema undergoing a period of compression bandaging in the UK and Canada using the 3M ™ Coban ™ 2 compression system

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 586-598

  Morgan, Philip A ^a   Murray, Susie ^b   Moffatt, Christine J ^b,d   Young, Helen ^c  

^a Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c St Giles Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complete decongestive therapy; Compression; Lymphoedema; Multilayer lymphoedema bandaging; Patient experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE THERAPY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CANADA; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81155150073     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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