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

Ferguson, Gregor; Baguley, Fiona

Authors

Gregor Ferguson

Fiona Baguley



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 Review
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

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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in British Journal of Community Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.Sup3.S20.




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