TABLE 4.
HRQoL EQ‐5D‐5L scores and VAS scores according to wound aetiology, wound exudate level and wound duration (n = 233)
| HRQoL EQ‐5D and VAS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility | Self‐care | Usual activities | Pain/discomfort | Anxiety/depression | VAS score | |
| Parameters | Mean (SD) | |||||
| Wound aetiology | ||||||
| Venous ulcer (n = 24) | 1.79 (1.14) | 1.33 (0.70) | 1.25 (0.53) | 1.96 (1.00) | 1.54 (1.02) | 73.96 (20.54) |
| Arterial ulcer (n = 13) | 2.23 (1.17) | 1.92 (1.38) | 1.46 (0.97) | 2.00 (1.22) | 1.69 (0.95) | 62.31 (28.33) |
| Mixed ulcer (n = 18) | 1.61 (0.85) | 1.44 (0.98) | 1.33 (0.69) | 1.67 (0.91) | 1.33 (0.97) | 77.50 (11.91) |
| DFU (n = 78) | 2.00 (1.14) | 1.50 (0.99) | 1.50s (1.03) | 1.56 (0.77) | 1.60 (0.90) | 74.38 (16.93) |
| AHHW (n = 80) | 1.51 (0.83) | 1.35 (0.64) | 1.40 (0.85) | 1.68 (0.92) | 1.55 (1.02) | 74.60 (18.83) |
| Others (n = 20) | 2.15 (1.60) | 1.40 (0.82) | 1.50 (1.05) | 1.75 (0.91) | 1.45 (0.76) | 72.00 (13.51) |
| Wound exudate level | ||||||
| Low (n = 132) | 1.78 (1.11) | 1.44 (0.92) | 1.44 (0.95) | 1.72 (0.86) | 1.52 (0.93) | 74.66 (19.05) |
| Medium (n = 75) | 1.93 (1.03) | 1.48 (0.83) | 1.40 (0.84) | 1.71 (0.93) | 1.63 (0.98) | 73.40 (18.45) |
| High (n = 6) | 1.83 (0.75) | 1.67 (1.03) | 1.33 (0.82) | 1.67 (0.82) | 1.50 (0.84) | 68.33 (17.22) |
| Wound duration | ||||||
| 4‐6 weeks (n = 65) | 1.62 (0.90) | 1.54 (0.95) | 1.51 (1.00) | 1.60 (0.81) | 1.48 (0.75) | 75.77 (13.47) |
| 6 weeks to <3 months (n = 57) | 1.82 (1.10) | 1.35 (0.79) | 1.42 (1.02) | 1.68 (1.07) | 1.54 (0.98) | 67.81 (23.04) |
| 3 months to <6 months (n = 46) | 1.74 (1.00) | 1.48 (0.89) | 1.46 (0.94) | 1.70 (0.87) | 1.43 (0.86) | 75.87 (18.11) |
| 6 months to 1 year (n = 29) | 2.24 (1.46) | 1.45 (0.91) | 1.31 (0.60) | 2.07 (0.84) | 1.62 (1.08) | 73.62 (17.82) |
| 1‐5 years (n = 29) | 1.90 (1.05) | 1.41 (0.87) | 1.31 (0.60) | 1.55 (0.74) | 1.62 (0.94) | 77.93 (13.98) |
| Any others (n = 7) | 1.71 (1.50) | 1.14 (0.38) | 1.43 (0.79) | 1.57 (1.13) | 2.43 (1.81) | 73.57 (25.61) |
| Overall | 1.81 (1.09) | 1.44 (0.87) | 1.42 (0.90) | 1.69 (0.90) | 1.55 (0.95) | 73.78 (18.27) |
Note: HRQoL was assessed with EQ‐5D‐5L, higher scores indicate greater impact; VAS: lower scores indicate greater impact.
Abbreviations: AHHW, atypical hard‐to‐heal wounds; DFU, diabetic foot ulcers; HRQoL EQ‐5D, health‐related quality of life 5 domains; SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analogue scale.