Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi‐randomised controlled trial

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 tha...

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Autores principales: Protz, Kerstin, Dissemond, Joachim, Seifert, Myriam, Hintner, Marianne, Temme, Barbara, Verheyen‐Cronau, Ida, Augustin, Matthias, Otten, Marina
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Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7948578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31418532
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13172
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author Protz, Kerstin
Dissemond, Joachim
Seifert, Myriam
Hintner, Marianne
Temme, Barbara
Verheyen‐Cronau, Ida
Augustin, Matthias
Otten, Marina
author_facet Protz, Kerstin
Dissemond, Joachim
Seifert, Myriam
Hintner, Marianne
Temme, Barbara
Verheyen‐Cronau, Ida
Augustin, Matthias
Otten, Marina
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-79485782021-07-02 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 Int Wound J Original Articles 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. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019-08-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7948578/ /pubmed/31418532 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13172 Text en © 2019 The Authors. International Wound Journal published by Medicalhelplines.com Inc and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Protz, Kerstin
Dissemond, Joachim
Seifert, Myriam
Hintner, Marianne
Temme, Barbara
Verheyen‐Cronau, Ida
Augustin, Matthias
Otten, Marina
Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi‐randomised controlled trial
title Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi‐randomised controlled trial
title_full Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi‐randomised controlled trial
title_fullStr Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi‐randomised controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi‐randomised controlled trial
title_short Education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: A quasi‐randomised controlled trial
title_sort education in people with venous leg ulcers based on a brochure about compression therapy: a quasi‐randomised controlled trial
topic Original Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7948578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31418532
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13172
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