Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers.

Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers. Research Abstract Details 

Research Abstract Table of Contents

Jump to the:

Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers. Abstract Text:

S Tabolli,G Tinelli,G Guarnera,C Di Pietro,F Sampogna,D Abeni,S Tabolli,G Tinelli,G Guarnera,C Di Pietro,F Sampogna,D Abeni,S Tabolli,G Tinelli,G Guarnera,C Di Pietro,F Sampogna,D Abeni,

OBJECTIVES: To assess the health status of patients with leg ulcers and the impact and consequences of such chronic disease on the life of their caregivers. DESIGN: Observational study in a "day care" setting. MATERIAL: Administration of the Short Form-12 questionnaire and of Visual Analogue Scales for pain to patients; of the Family Strain Questionnaire to caregivers. METHODS: Eighty consecutive patients with leg ulcers and their principal caregivers were observed in the period January-August 2006. RESULTS: The emotional burden and problem in social involvement were statistically significantly higher in caregivers for patients with worse SF-12 scores on the physical scale. Values of emotional burden were lower than those observed for cancer patients and for patients in a persistent vegetative state; however, they were higher than those observed for patients with neurological, respiratory, or renal conditions. The score for social involvement was significantly higher for caregivers of patient with vascular leg ulcers compared to other diseases, with the single exception of the persistent vegetative state. CONCLUSIONS: Leg ulcers alter the relationship between family members, and the physical impairment causes significant strain on the caregiver. The improvement of physical health status in patients with leg ulcers may induce a reduction in the emotional burden and an improvement in the social involvement for caregivers.

Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers. Publishing Authors By Initials

S Tabolli,G Tinelli,G Guarnera,C Di Pietro,F Sampogna,D Abeni,S Tabolli,G Tinelli,G Guarnera,C Di Pietro,F Sampogna,D Abeni,S Tabolli,G Tinelli,G Guarnera,C Di Pietro,F Sampogna,D Abeni,

For similar abstracts research abstracts see: abstracts research

PUBMED ID PMID:

MEDLINE DATE:

Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: European journal of vascular and endovascular surg

VOLUME: 34

Page Numbers: 613-8

Journal Abbreviation:

ISSN: 1532-2165

DAY: 1

MONTH: 08

YEAR: 2007

Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers. Information

Number of References:

LANGUAGE: eng

NlmUniqueID: 9512728

Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers. Keywords Mesh Terms:

KEYWORDS:

MESH TERMS:

Chemical & Substance for Abstract: Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers. Information

Substance Name:

Registry Number:

Grant and Affiliation Information for Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers.

AFFILIATION: Health Services Research Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Country: England

AGENCY:

GRANT:

ACRONYM:

MEDLINETA: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg

REFSOURCE:

DATABASENAME:

ACCESSION NUMBER:

Number Hits: 0

Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers Related Publications

• Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy in psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis.
• Can cognitive-behavioral therapy help patients with vitiligo?
• Epidemiology of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in Europe: accurate and comparable data are needed for effective public health monitoring and interventions.
• Evidence for the association of human papillomavirus infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in immunocompetent individuals.
• Identification of categories at risk for high quality of life impairment in patients with vitiligo.
• Measuring the health status of patients with vascular leg ulcers and the burden for their caregivers.
• Performance of the self-administered psoriasis area and severity index in evaluating clinical and sociodemographic subgroups of patients with psoriasis.
• The health impact of pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short form health survey questionnaire.
• The impact of changes in clinical severity on psychiatric morbidity in patients with psoriasis: a follow-up study.