Associations between self-care advice and healing time in patients with venous leg ulcer– a Swedish registry-based study

Abstract Background Venous leg ulcers take time to heal. It is advocated that physical activity plays a role in healing, and so does the patient’s nutritional status. Additionally, malnutrition influences the inflammatory processes, which extends the healing time. Therefore, the staff’s advising rol...

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Published in:	BMC Geriatrics
Main Authors:	Marcus Rosenburg, Hanna Tuvesson, Gunilla Lindqvist, Lars Brudin, Cecilia Fagerström
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-02-01
Subjects:	Healing Nutrition Physical activity Self-care advice Venous leg ulcer
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04660-8