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. 2022 Jun;8(2):120-132.
doi: 10.1159/000521054. Epub 2021 Dec 16.

Impact of Educational Nursing Intervention on Compression Therapy Adherence and Recurrence of Venous Leg Ulcers: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Amoura Soliman Behairy  1   2 , Samah E Masry  1
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Impact of Educational Nursing Intervention on Compression Therapy Adherence and Recurrence of Venous Leg Ulcers: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Amoura Soliman Behairy et al. Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Following the healing of venous leg ulcers, the primary problems for nursing and patients are adhering to compression therapy and preventing ulcer recurrence. As a result, it is important that patients comprehend their situation. The purpose of this study is to see how an educational nursing intervention affected compression therapy adherence and recurrence of venous leg ulcers in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers. A quasi-experimental design was used, including an intervention, a control group, and before and after assessments. This study was conducted in one of Egypt's largest teaching hospitals associated with Menoufia University. The 20-month study included 80 adult patients with healed venous leg ulcers. Each participant was randomized to either a control (got regular leg ulcer information) or study (received educational interventions) group. The following tools were used in the study: bio-sociodemographic variables, knowledge evaluation, compression therapy adherence scale, and recurrence follow-up, after 3, 6, and 12 months of implementation. Furthermore, there is a statistically significant difference between the study groups during the pretest (r = 0.885, 0.774, and 0.477, p = 0.002). The use of nursing education increased patients' understanding and adherence to compression treatment substantially. As a consequence, those with chronic venous leg ulcers may be able to avoid recurrent venous leg ulcers.

Keywords: Adherence; Compression therapy; Educational nursing intervention; Recurrence; Venous leg ulcer.

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Conflict of interest statement

We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Schematic diagram of the methodology steps.
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Flowchart of the current study.
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Assessment of the correlation coefficient of adherence scores at different times.
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Comparison of leg ulcer recurrence between study and control groups after 12 months of educational interventions (n = 80).
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