Reasons for patient non-compliance with compression stockings as a treatment for varicose veins in the lower limbs: A qualitative study.

The study aims to explore the comprehensive reasons for patients' non-compliance with graded elastic compression stockings (GECS) as the treatment for lower limb varicose veins. Phenomenological analysis was applied in this qualitative study. The patients diagnosed with lower limb varicose vein...

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Main Authors: Jian-Mei Gong, Jian-Shi Du, Dong-Mei Han, Xin-Yu Wang, Shao-Long Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231218