Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi-randomised controlled trial
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Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi-randomised controlled trial. / Protz, Kerstin; Dissemond, Joachim; Seifert, Myriam; Hintner, Marianne; Temme, Barbara; Verheyen-Cronau, Ida; Augustin, Matthias; Otten, Marina.
In: INT WOUND J, Vol. 16, No. 6, 12.2019, p. 1252-1262.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi-randomised controlled trial
AU - Protz, Kerstin
AU - Dissemond, Joachim
AU - Seifert, Myriam
AU - Hintner, Marianne
AU - Temme, Barbara
AU - Verheyen-Cronau, Ida
AU - Augustin, Matthias
AU - Otten, Marina
N1 - © 2019 The Authors. International Wound Journal published by Medicalhelplines.com Inc and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - Brochures are a useful supplement to patient education. There is increasing evidence that they are an effective medium to support patient satisfaction, adherence, and empowerment. This study aims to produce reliable data on how much patients with venous leg ulcer (VLU) may profit from a brochure that focuses on VLU and on measures and aims of the related compression therapy. The evaluation took part from October 2018 until March 2019 and included 136 patients with VLU and related compression therapy. They were randomly sorted into a case group and a control group of 68 patients each. The case group received a brochure about venous disease and compression therapy and filled in a questionnaire after reading. The questions ranged from basic knowledge about VLU and compression therapy to aspects of self-care. The control group answered the same questions without previous reading of the brochure. The results show that in almost every aspect, the patients in the case group were better informed about their diseases, the compression therapy, and how they may support the measures adequately. This study suggests that patients with VLU may profit from a brochure that explains their disease and the related compression therapy. Better knowledge and understanding may strengthen their empowerment and adherence.
AB - Brochures are a useful supplement to patient education. There is increasing evidence that they are an effective medium to support patient satisfaction, adherence, and empowerment. This study aims to produce reliable data on how much patients with venous leg ulcer (VLU) may profit from a brochure that focuses on VLU and on measures and aims of the related compression therapy. The evaluation took part from October 2018 until March 2019 and included 136 patients with VLU and related compression therapy. They were randomly sorted into a case group and a control group of 68 patients each. The case group received a brochure about venous disease and compression therapy and filled in a questionnaire after reading. The questions ranged from basic knowledge about VLU and compression therapy to aspects of self-care. The control group answered the same questions without previous reading of the brochure. The results show that in almost every aspect, the patients in the case group were better informed about their diseases, the compression therapy, and how they may support the measures adequately. This study suggests that patients with VLU may profit from a brochure that explains their disease and the related compression therapy. Better knowledge and understanding may strengthen their empowerment and adherence.
U2 - 10.1111/iwj.13172
DO - 10.1111/iwj.13172
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 31418532
VL - 16
SP - 1252
EP - 1262
JO - INT WOUND J
JF - INT WOUND J
SN - 1742-4801
IS - 6
ER -
