A systematic review of qualitative research into people's experiences of living with venous leg ulcers

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 550-563

  Phillips, Patrick ^a,b   Lumley, Elizabeth ^a,b   Duncan, Rosie ^a,c   Aber, Ahmed ^a   Woods, Helen Buckley ^a   Jones, Georgina L ^d   Michaels, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

framework synthesis; literature review; nursing; patient experience; qualitative; quality of life; systematic review; venous leg ulcer

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LEG ULCER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VARICOSIS;

HUMANS; LEG ULCER; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 85041675593     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.13465     Document Type: Review

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