Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review.

Ferguson, Gregor; Baguley, Fiona

Abstract

This systematic literature review was carried out by a final-year nursing student in response to clinical experience, and to understand the rationale and evidence around managing venous ulcers. In the student's clinical experience, the two most commonly used treatment methods were forms of compression hosiery and compression bandaging. The CINAHL, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, Internurse and MEDLINE databases were searched for literature published over the period 2003–2023. From the resulting five papers, five key themes were identified: types of compression systems used and the rationale for decision-making; clinical effectiveness; the impact on patient experience and quality of life; pain levels following application of compression systems; and cost effectiveness. Management and prevention of venous ulceration is complex. The decisions should be made in partnership with the patient and will be influenced by context. Overall, compression hosiery was identified as the more favourable system.

Citation

FERGUSON, G. and BAGULEY, F. 2024. Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review. British journal of community nursing [online], 29(Sup 3), pages S20-S25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.Sup3.S20

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Mar 13, 2024
• Publication Date: Mar 31, 2024
• Deposit Date: Mar 28, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 14, 2024
• Journal: British journal of community nursing
• Print ISSN: 1462-4753
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-2215
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 29
• Issue: Sup3
• Pages: S20-S25
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.Sup3.S20
• Keywords: Compression therapy; Lower limb venous ulceration; Evidence-based clinical practice; Nurse education; Mixed-methods systematic review
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2284241