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dc.contributor.authorZhu, Xiaolien_US
dc.contributor.authorOlsson, Maja Magdalenaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBajpai, Ramen_US
dc.contributor.authorJärbrink, Kristeren_US
dc.contributor.authorTang, Wern Eeen_US
dc.contributor.authorCar, Josipen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-15T07:40:16Z-
dc.date.available2022-11-15T07:40:16Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.citationZhu, X., Olsson, M. M., Bajpai, R., Järbrink, K., Tang, W. E. & Car, J. (2022). Health-related quality of life and chronic wound characteristics among patients with chronic wounds treated in primary care: a cross-sectional study in Singapore. International Wound Journal, 19(5), 1121-1132. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13708en_US
dc.identifier.issn1742-4801en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10356/163011-
dc.description.abstractChronic wounds commonly decrease patients' quality of life. Understanding how chronic wounds impact a patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important for healthcare service delivery and treatment management. This study explored HRQoL among patients suffering from chronic wounds and investigated associations with patients' socio-demographics and wound characteristics. Two hundred and thirty-three patients across six primary care clinics were assessed and responded to a survey that collected information on socio-demographic, wound characteristics, and HRQoL using the EQ-5D-5L instrument. Data were analysed by descriptive statistics and generalised linear models. The mean age of patients was 61.2 (SD: 14.6) years; 68.2% were males; and 61.8% were of Chinese origin. Arterial ulcers had the greatest negative impact on HRQoL related to mobility, self-care, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, and the lowest VAS mean score 62.31 (SD: 28.3; range: 0-100) indicating the worst health. HRQoL related to mobility was significantly associated with age (β = 0.008, P < .001), non-Chinese ethnicity (β = 0.25, P = .001), mixed ulcers (β = -0.41, P = .022), atypical hard-to-heal wounds (β = -0.38, P = .021), wounds with low (β = 0.24, P = .044) to moderate (β = 0.29, P = .018) exudate level, and a wound duration ≥6 months (β = 0.19, P = .033). The findings can be used to improve healthcare delivery for patients with chronic wound to optimise their HRQoL.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Education (MOE)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNanyang Technological Universityen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Wound Journalen_US
dc.rights© 2021 The Authors. International Wound Journal published by Medicalhelplines.com Inc (3M) and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 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.en_US
dc.subjectScience::Medicineen_US
dc.titleHealth-related quality of life and chronic wound characteristics among patients with chronic wounds treated in primary care: a cross-sectional study in Singaporeen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.contributor.schoolLee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)en_US
dc.contributor.organizationNational Healthcare Group Polyclinicsen_US
dc.contributor.researchCentre for Population Health Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/iwj.13708-
dc.description.versionPublished versionen_US
dc.identifier.pmid34854234-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85120383065-
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.volume19en_US
dc.identifier.spage1121en_US
dc.identifier.epage1132en_US
dc.subject.keywordsChronic Wounden_US
dc.subject.keywordsHealth-Related Quality of Lifeen_US
dc.description.acknowledgementThe authors would like to thank Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore and the A*STAR BMRC Strategic Positioning Fund for Skin Biology awarded to the Institute of Medical Biology for the research funding. The research is supported by the MOE Start-Up Grant on Health Services Outcome Research awarded by the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, and the A*STAR BMRC Strategic Positioning Fund for Skin Biology awarded to the Institute of Medical Biology.en_US
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