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. 2008 Nov 26;8:243. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-243

Table 4.

Comparison at 3 month of the individuals perception of personal issues related to leg ulcer and satisfaction with care between those allocated to clinic care and home care groups

Home Group
(n = 54)
Clinic Group
(n = 48)
p value
% (n) n (%)
ISSUES (n = 102)
Some problems walking about 59.3 (32) 45.8 (22) 0.23
Some problems with washing, dressing self 18.5 (10) 12.5 (6) 0.43
Some problems performing my usual activities 42.6 (23) 56.3 (27) 0.28
Not anxious or depressed 72.2 (39) 72.9 (35) 0.59
SATISFACTION (n = 97) (n = 51) (n = 46)
• Waiting less than 30 minute 80.4 (41) 97.8 (45) 0.03
• Waiting 30 minutes – 1 hour 15.7 (8) 2.2 (1)
• Waiting 1–2 hours 3.9 (2) 0 (0)
Very/quite Satisfied with information 98.0 (50) 95.6 (44) 0.25
Very/quite Satisfied with treatment last 12 weeks 94.0 (47) 93.2 (41) 0.70
Very/quite Satisfied with nurses' skill 94.1 (48) 95.5 (43) 0.49
Recommend/highly recommend care you receive to others 93.9 (46) 90.9 (40) 0.58