The lived experiences of persons with chronic venous insufficiency and lower extremity ulcers

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-126

  Wellborn, Julie ^a   Moceri, Joane T ^b  

^a Harrison Medical Center Wound and Hyperbaric Center   (United States)

^b University of Portland   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic venous insuffi ciency; chronic wounds; compression; coping; depression; focus group; high recidivism rates; interpretive phenomenological analysis; isolation; lived experience; lower extremity wounds; pain; phenomenology; quality of life; social isolation; suffering; venous hypertension; wound care; wounds

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEG ULCER; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEG ULCER; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84896348624     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000010     Document Type: Article

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