Table 1.
Sociodemographic-, disease- and health-related data for 22 individuals with venous leg ulcer
| Gender: female/male, n (%) | 13/9 (59/41) |
|---|---|
| Age: years, median and range | 75 (60–85) |
| Married/cohabitant: n (%) | 12 (55) |
| Occupational status: n (%) | |
| Full-time work | 2 (9) |
| Sickness pension | 1 (5) |
| Old age pension | 19 (86) |
| Disease duration: years, median and range | 8 (0.08–51 years) |
| Number of chronic conditions: median and range | 4 (2–7) |
| Ulcer status: healed/active, n (%) | 12/10 (55/45) |
| Compression therapy: yes/no, n (%) | 17/5 (77/23) |
| Walking aids: yes/no, n (%) | 9/13 (41/59) |
| Community services: yes/no, n (%) | 6/16 (27/73) |
| Pain in last week: n (%)a | |
| None or mild | 8 (36) |
| Discomforting or distressing | 14 (64) |
| Horrible or excruciating | 0 |
| Is pain a problem? yes/no, n (%) | 8/24 (36/64) |
| Self-rated mobility: n (%) | |
| Poor | 0 |
| Fair | 10 (45) |
| Good | 11 (50) |
| Excellent | 1 (5) |
| Level of physical activity: n (%)b | |
| Hardly any physical activity | 2 (9) |
| Mostly sitting, sometimes a walk; sometimes light domestic work | 2 (9) |
| Light physical exercise 2–4 hours/week; responsibility for light domestic work | 12 (55) |
| Moderate exercise 1–2 hours/week; responsibility for all domestic work | 6 (27) |
| Moderate exercise for 3 hours/week | 0 |
| Hard or very hard exercise regularly and several times/week | 0 |
| Body Mass Index: n (%) | |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 14 (64) |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 5 (23) |
| Obese (30–34.9) | 3 (14) |