Table 3 Healing, quality of life, and pain outcomes for those receiving an evidence-based protocol for leg ulcer care in either a nurse clinic or home care setting
Outcome | Home Group | Clinic Group | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Healing | (n = 60)1 % (n) | (n = 60)2 % (n) | Â |
• 3-month (91 days) | 56.7 (34) | 58.3 (35) | 0.50 |
Recurrence rate in one year | 21.5 (14) | 24.6 (15) | 0.422 |
Pain | (n = 52)3 | (n = 49)4 | Â |
• No pain | 51.9 (27) | 63.3 (31) | 0.496 |
• Mild/Discomfort | 36.5 (19) | 26.5 (13) |  |
• Distressing/horrible/excruciating | 11.5 (6) | 10.2 (5) |  |
SF12 Scores | (n = 52)3 n (sd) | (n = 46)5 n (sd) | Â |
• Mental Component | 51.8 (11.8) | 53.9 (9.1) | 0.33 |
• Physical Component | 39.2 (11.9) | 38.9 (10.7) | 0.89 |