Disease-specific, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with chronic wounds—A descriptive cross-sectional study using the Wound-QoL

Deufert, Daniela; Graml, Reinhard

doi:10.1016/j.wndm.2017.01.006

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“…Higher internal consistency was demonstrated in Wound QoL than in the SF12v2. Internal consistency results were similar to those of other published studies on Wound QoL validity and reliability and in other HRQoL instruments’ evaluations . Factor analyses implied unidirectionality of the Wound QoL tool items.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Internal consistency results were similar to those of other published studies on Wound QoL validity and reliability 12,13,16 and in other HRQoL instruments' evaluations. 2,9,10,15 Factor analyses implied unidirectionality of the Wound QoL tool items. Both tools demonstrate values that are similar with regard to QoL evaluation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[1][2][3][4] Chronic wounds are associated with psychological and physical restrictions of daily life, 7,8 while patients' QoL is affected by mobility impairments, malodour, presence of necrotic or friable tissue, restricted social life, and financial burden. [8][9][10] These factors often require more holistic health assessment and care than wound treatment itself. 9,10 A QoL tool enables the evaluation of patients' health status and estimation of the need for additional treatment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…9,10 A QoL tool enables the evaluation of patients' health status and estimation of the need for additional treatment. 8,10,11 An integrative review 12 of disease-specific QoL evaluation tools reveals that only a limited number of LEUspecific instruments is in use worldwide; most of them are related to venous rather than diabetic foot ulcerations. 12,13 The most popular health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment tools are SF36 with its shorter forms, a diseasespecific tool like McGill Short Form Pain Questionnaire, Charing Cross Venous Leg Ulcer Questionnaire, EuroQoL (EQ), Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale-Short Form, and others.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Validation of “Wound QoL” Hebrew version disease‐specific questionnaire for patients with lower extremity ulcerations

Gamus

Kaufman

Keren

et al. 2018

International Wound Journal

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The slow healing process and high recurrence rate of lower extremity ulcerations (LEU) impose a considerable medical and economic burden and affect quality of life (QoL). Analyses of LEU-related QoL in Israel are limited due to lack of a validated Hebrew disease-specific evaluation instrument. The aim of this study was to validate the disease-specific Hebrew "Wound QoL" questionnaire. The validation of the "Wound QoL" disease-specific instrument, translated from English to Hebrew, was based on a comparison with the valid Hebrew version of the SF12v.2 health-related questionnaire. The convenience sample for the "Wound QoL" validation (n = 32) was obtained from patient populations in the Maccabi Health Services' outpatient clinics at the northern and southern parts of Israel. The study was conducted between June and September 2017. Face/construct validity was accepted by specialists' consensus. Internal consistency assessed by Cronbach's α was .893. Concurrent validity reflected by Pearson's correlations between the tools was in the range of 0.830 to 0.950. The Wound QoL Hebrew version is a valid and reliable instrument suitable for implementation in an Israeli cultural environment.

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confidence: 86%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Validation of “Wound QoL” Hebrew version disease‐specific questionnaire for patients with lower extremity ulcerations

Gamus

Kaufman

Keren

et al. 2018

International Wound Journal

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“…Other studies have also highlighted pain as a negative factor for QoL, since it causes discomfort and limits daily and social life activities. (25)(26)(27) In addition to impairing wound healing, pain causes decrease in quality of life, difficulty in activities of daily living, changes in lifestyle, frustration and immobility, which may result in social isolation. (6) Thus, it is essential to conduct other studies that investigate the etiological factor of pain in patients with wounds and evaluate the care measures and the methods adopted, since the technological innovations developed to minimize this aggravation are increasing.…”

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confidence: 99%

Qualidade de vida de pessoas com feridas crônicas

et al. 2019

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Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida de pessoas com feridas crônicas. Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado com 176 pessoas com feridas crônicas em acompanhamento ambulatorial e domiciliar em um serviço público de saúde. Foram utilizados: formulário para a caracterização sociodemográfica, clínica e terapêutica e o questionário Cardiff Wound Impact Schedule para a mensuração da qualidade de vida. As análises foram descritivas e inferenciais empregando-se os testes t de Student, ANOVA, Mann Whitney e Kruskal-Wallis. Resultados: Dentre as pessoas acompanhadas em domicílio, predominaram lesões de origem vasculogênicas, com tempo de existência superior a 12 meses e área de até 25 cm2. No ambiente ambulatorial, prevaleceram feridas vasculogênicas e traumáticas, com tempo máximo de seis meses e extensão de até 25 cm2. Os fatores clínicos associados à qualidade de vida foram: tempo de duração da lesão, etiologia da lesão, grande extensão, aspecto do exsudato, presença de odor e de dor. O domínio de QV “bem-estar” apresentou maior impacto negativo decorrente da presença de lesão. Conclusão: Os fatores clínicos influenciaram diretamente os domínios de QV, sendo necessária a utilização de estratégias diferenciadas com o intuito de reduzir o impacto na QV por se tratarem de aspectos que poderiam ser atenuados ou evitados mediante a avaliação da lesão e a escolha do tratamento adequado.

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Applying AIoT image recognition for prognosis of wound healing in long-term care residential facility

Chen,

Chiang,

Hung

et al. 2023

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Disease-specific, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with chronic wounds—A descriptive cross-sectional study using the Wound-QoL

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

Validation of “Wound QoL” Hebrew version disease‐specific questionnaire for patients with lower extremity ulcerations

Validation of “Wound QoL” Hebrew version disease‐specific questionnaire for patients with lower extremity ulcerations

Qualidade de vida de pessoas com feridas crônicas

Applying AIoT image recognition for prognosis of wound healing in long-term care residential facility

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