Venous leg ulcer healing as a determinant of quality of life in patients treated with unna boot: A quasi-experimental study

Mário Lins Galvão de Oliveira, Felipe León-Morillas, Isadora Costa Andriola, Carmelo Sergio Gómez Martínez, Bruno Araújo da Silva Dantas and Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Our objective was to assess the effect of Venous Leg Ulcer (VLU) healing on Quality of Life (QoL) in patients undergoing compression therapy. This non-randomized, quasi-experimental, and observational study involved patients with VLU. A convenience sample of individuals receiving services was followed for at least one year while undergoing compression therapy. The Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire (CCVUQ) were employed to measure the variables of interest. Study participants were categorized into the Healed Group (HG) and the Unhealed Group (UG). The final sample comprised 103 individuals. The HG demonstrated improvements in SF-36 scores in the domains of Social Role Functioning (n = 34, p

Date: 2025
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