Chronic wound care delivery in wound clinics, community nursing and residential aged care settings: A qualitative analysis using Levine's Conservation Model.

Aims And Objectives: To explore patient experience of chronic wound care across diverse models of outpatient wound care delivery.

Background: Chronic wounds represent a significant personal, family and healthcare system burden. Evidence suggests specialist wound clinics are more effective and less expensive, however, most outpatient wound care is delivered by general community nurses.