| |
4LB (n = 215)
|
SSB (n = 209)
|
Difference*
|
|---|
| |
Mean (SD)
|
Mean (SD)
| |
|---|
|
Number of nursing visits
|
28.25 (24.16)
|
32.64 (24.07)
|
−14%
|
|
Total nursing time (hour)
|
15.90 (13.28)
|
18.48 (15.63)
|
−14%
|
|
Total number of bandages used
|
24.04 (24.54)
|
11.64 (10.07)
|
107%
|
|
Health services used
| | | |
|
Family doctor visits†
|
0.284 (0.790)
|
0.368 (0.857)
|
−23%
|
|
Specialist visits†
|
0.019 (0.135)
|
0.081 (0.402)
|
−77%
|
|
Hospital visits†
|
0.005 (0.068)
|
0.014 (0.119)
|
−64%
|
|
Emergency room visits†
|
0.260 (0.087)
|
0.411 (1.603)
|
−37%
|
|
Lost work hours‡
|
1.14 (6.09)
|
1.24 (5.29)
|
−8%
|
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Abbreviations: 4LB: four-layer bandage. SSB: short-stretch bandage. SD: standard deviation. Notes:
*(4LB mean - SSB mean), expressed as percentages of the SSB mean. †Total number of visits per participant. ‡Total number of hours missed work due to leg ulcer per participant.
