Stress, illness perceptions, behaviours and healing in venous leg ulcers: findings from a prospective observational study

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Stress, illness perceptions, behaviours and healing in venous leg ulcers: findings from a prospective observational study

Objective: To investigate the impact of stress, illness perceptions and behaviours on healing of venous leg ulcers. Methods: A prospective observational study of 63 individuals for 24 weeks investigated possible psychosocial predictors of healing. There were two indices of healing: rate of change...

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Main Authors:	Walburn, Jessica, Weinman, John, Norton, Sam, Hankins, Matthew, Dawe, Karen, Banjoko, Bolatito, Vedhara, Kavita
Format:	Article
Published:	Wolters Kluwer 2017
Subjects:	Stress; Illness Perceptions; Behaviours; Healing; Venous Leg Ulcers
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42413/

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