TABLE 1.
Characteristics of included studies.
| Information | Studies (n) |
|---|---|
| Age means and/or range | 63.2 (28–91) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 724 |
| Female | 707 |
| Not stated | 72 |
| Study design | |
| Qualitative | 3 |
| Quantitative randomized controlled trials | 5 |
| Quantitative non‐randomized | 2 |
| Mixed methods | 1 |
| Study setting | |
| Clinics | 5 |
| Centre | 2 |
| University | 1 |
| Home | 2 |
| Setting not stated | 1 |
| Recurrence | |
| Yes | 483 |
| No | 818 |
| Not stated | 202 |
| Reasons of occurrence | |
| Trauma through an accident | 76% |
| Trauma from compression therapy (the stockings did not fit properly, visually unappealing) | 24% |