Supporting patients with venous leg ulcers in self-care monitoring: an interview study with primary health care professionals

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant characteristics.

Primary health care professionals	n = 24
Work setting
Community health care	14
Primary health care clinics	10
Profession
Nursing assistant	4
Registered nurse	7
District nurse	13
Gender
Woman	23
Man	1
Mean age in years (range)	49.6 (27–64)
Mean years of experience in VLU^a care (range)	11.2 (3–32)

^a VLU: venous leg ulcer.

Table 2. Main themes and subthemes.

Promoting patient independence and responsibility			Becoming aware of unmet needs
Encouraging patients’ capabilities and resources	Giving reminders and repeating information	Using necessary strategies and skills	Believed reasons for not following up after a healed VLU	Wishes and suggestions for continued follow-up after VLU healing

VLU: venous leg ulcer.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.