Table 4.
Reasons for self‐treatment (n = 100)
| Total (n = 100) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reasons for self‐treatment (%) | ||
| To be independent | 58·0 | |
| To do treatment at time that suits | 55·0 | |
| Self‐treatment successful before | 31·0 | |
| Professional care too costly | 19·0 | |
| Professional care inconvenient | 18·0 | |
| Wound expected to heal quickly | 17·0 | |
| Bad experience with professional care | 14·0 | |
| Care providers had different ideas | 14·0 | |
| To use the treatment that I wanted | 11·0 | |
| Professional care not available in my area | 9·0 | |
| Because of position on body | 8·0 | |
| Because is less painful | 8·0 | |
| Same care provider could not come | 5·0 | |
| Avoid showing wound to anyone | 4·0 | |
| Self‐treatment suggested by HCP | 3·0 | |
| Because I can | 3·0 | |
| Always had same care provider | 1·0 | |
| Family member is a HCP | 1·0 | |
| Wound got worse | 1·0 | |
| Has a nursing background | 1·0 | |
| HCPs are too busy | 1·0 | |
HCP, health care provider.