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Specialised wound care clinics in Spain: distribution and characteristics
| العنوان: | Specialised wound care clinics in Spain: distribution and characteristics |
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| المؤلفون: | González-de la Torre, Héctor, Verdú-Soriano, José, Quintana-Lorenzo, María L, Berenguer-Pérez, Miriam, Lavín, Raquel Sarabia, Soldevilla-Ágreda, Javier |
| المصدر: | Journal of Wound Care ; volume 29, issue 12, page 764-775 ; ISSN 0969-0700 2052-2916 |
| بيانات النشر: | Mark Allen Group |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| الوصف: | Objective: To determine the number of specialised wound care units/clinics (SWCUs) in Spain, at present, and to describe their most important characteristics. Method: This was an observational study with a descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional, multicentre approach, where the studied population consisted of SWCUs in Spain. A specific data-collection questionnaire was designed using a modified Delphi method, consisting of four rounds, with the collaboration of 10 wound experts. The final questionnaire included 49 items distributed across four dimensions/areas with a content validity index (CVI-Total for pertinence=0.96 and CVI-Total for relevance=0.94. Results: A total of 42 SWCUs were included in the study. Most SWCUs were based in hospitals (n=15, 35.7%) or healthcare centres, covering a specific healthcare area (n=17, 40.5%). SWCU coordinators were primarily nurses (n=33, 78.6%). Staff members' professions in SWCUs included registered nurses (n=38 units, 92.7%), nursing assistants (n=8 units, 19.5%), podiatrists (n=8 units, 19.5%), vascular surgeons (n=7 units, 17%), osteopaths (n=2 units, 4.8%) and medical doctors from different specialties (n=3 units, 7.2%). For wound aetiology, the most prevalent wounds managed were diabetic foot ulcers (n=38 units, 90.5%), followed by venous leg ulcers (n=36 units, 85.7%) and arterial ischaemic ulcers (n=36 units, 85.7%). A statistically significant association was found between the number of staff members in a SWCU and the existence of resistance/opposition barriers when developing a SWCU (Chi-square test, p=0.049; Cramér's V=0.34; 34%), as well as between resistance/opposition barriers when developing a SWCU and a nurse as coordinator of a SWCU (MacNemar test, p=0.007, Cramér's V=0.35; 35%). Conclusion: The typical SWCU implemented in Spain is located in a hospital or integrated in a healthcare structure that offers coverage to a whole health area and providing services for people with hard-to-heal wounds (wound management and prevention) and health professionals ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.12.764 |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2020.29.12.764 http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.12968/jowc.2020.29.12.764 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.C13CD111 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.12.764 |
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