The Impact of Skin Grafting on the Quality of Life and Self-Esteem of Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers |
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Authors: | Geraldo M Salomé Leila Blanes Lydia M Ferreira |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Surgery, Sapucaí Valley University (UNIVáS), Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil 3. Av. Francisco de Paula Quintanilha Ribeiro 280, apt.134, Jabaguara, S?o Paulo, SP, CEP 04330-020, Brazil 2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Universidade Federal de S?o Paulo (UNIFESP), S?o Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Abstract: | Background The assessment of health-related quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcers provides important information for clinical decision making, evaluation of therapeutic benefits, and prediction of survival probabilities. Methods Health-related quality of life and self-esteem were assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Rosenberg self-esteem (RSE) scale, respectively, in patients with venous leg ulcers treated with split-thickness skin grafts. One hundred patients with venous leg ulcers and indication for skin grafting were divided into two groups of 50 patients each: the control group (patients who received conservative treatment) and surgery group (patients who received split-thickness skin grafts). Results Patients in the surgery group reported significantly higher SF-36 scores (better health status) than controls one month after surgery, as well as 90 and 180 days postoperatively (p < 0.002). The mean total RSE score was significantly lower (indicating higher self-esteem) in the surgery group (mean RSE score, 17.54) than in the control group (mean RSE score, 24.22). Conclusions Split-thickness skin grafting resulted in better health-related quality of life and self-esteem in patients with venous leg ulcers than did compression therapy with Unna’s boot. |
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