Assessing quality of life in patients with hard-to-heal ulcers using the EQ-5D questionnaire.

摘要: • Objective:To assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in an unselected patient population with hard-to-heal ulcers from baseline through healing and at follow-up 6 months after healing. Method:Fifty patients were recruited the sex age ulcer aetiology, duration, size recorded. The generic instrument EQ-5D was used for two purposes. first to investigate feasibility this assessing HRQoL group. second see if results would add information Swedish Registry Ulcer Treatment (RUT), a national registry which includes variables pain, disturbed sleep, mobility. Results:We found significant difference between open those healed (p=0.02), but no just-healed six (p=0.08). Sex, age, length duration inclusion di...