Background: Venous Leg Ulcer is characterized by a prolonged course, delayed healing and high recurrence rate. Bringing challenges to patient treatment and care.Patients need to control the negative behavioral factors that affect wound healing and recurrence, which seriously affect their quality of life.
Objective: To integrate qualitative research related to the disease experience and feelings of patients with Venous Leg Ulcer and provide references for optimizing patient intervention measures.
Methods: We searched databases including Pubmed, CINAHL, EMBASE, Web of Science, PsycINFO, The Cochrane library, ProQuest, CNKI and Wan Fang Data from 2000 to February 2023 to collect qualitative studies on the experiences of patients living with venous leg ulcers. We used the Australian JBI evidence-based healthcare center qualitative research quality evaluation standard to evaluate the quality of literature. After quality assessment, meta-synthesis was used to summarize and explain the results.
Results: Sixteen studies were eligible for inclusion, and the total number of included individuals was 146. The perceptions of individuals with Venous Leg Ulcer synthesized three overarching themes and their subthemes: disease cognition (Understanding the cause of VLU,Understanding of VLU treatment, Recognition of VLU recurrence); physical experience (Pain symptoms, Other symptoms); and psychological and social experience (psychological impact, health education, economic burden, social relations, response strategies, doctor-patient/nurse-patient relationship).
Conclusion: The lives of patients with venous leg ulcers are influenced by various complex and diverse factors. Healthcare professionals must recognize the patient's emotional needs, establish a multidimensional support system, and promote wound healing through patient self-adjustment.
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