Quality of life profile and correlated factors in chronic leg ulcer patients in the mid-west of São Paulo State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Patrick Alexander Wachholz (Author), Paula Yoshiko Masuda (Author), Dejair Caitano Nascimento (Author), Cecilia Midori Higashi Taira (Author), Norma Gondim Cleto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Chronic leg ulcer may have an impact on patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify the impact of leg ulcers on patient's quality of life using the Dermatology Life Quality Index and to define the main factors correlated with this perception. METHOD: Cro...