Reasons for patient non-compliance with compression stockings as a treatment for varicose veins in the lower limbs: A qualitative study

Jian-Mei Gong, Jian-Shi Du, Dong-Mei Han, Xin-Yu Wang and Shao-Long Qi

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: The study aims to explore the comprehensive reasons for patients’ non-compliance with graded elastic compression stockings (GECS) as the treatment for lower limb varicose veins. Phenomenological analysis was applied in this qualitative study. The patients diagnosed with lower limb varicose veins and undergoing elective surgery who showed non-compliance with GECS as the treatment were invited to have semi-structured, in-depth, face-to-face interviews. Colaizzi method was employed to analyze the data for emerging themes associated with the reasons for patients’ non-compliance. Four main themes and nine subthemes related to the reasons for non-compliance with GECS for lower limb varicose veins were summarized. The main themes that emerged were (1) gaps in the knowledge of GECS therapy as a treatment for lower limb varicose veins, (2) few recommendations from the doctors and nurses, (3) disadvantages of GECS, and (4) sociopsychological factors. These themes provide data for policy and planning to improve patients’ compliance with GECS in China. Patients, healthcare professionals, and policy makers should share the responsibility to improve patients’ compliance with GECS therapy.

Date: 2020
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