A survey of wound care provision within one English health care district

Vowden, Kathryn; Vowden, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.jtv.2008.11.003

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“…A tool used within published studies [1,2] was utilised and an engagement plan initiated. The services reviewed were any that would manage a patient with an active wound; these were Adult Community Nurse Service (ACNS), Children's Community Nursing Team, Practice Nurses, the two Nursing Homes within the Borough, Residential Homes Learning Disabilities and two Walk-in centres.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Self-caring patients also identified through the dressing scheme were included. As with the Bradford and Airedale survey [2], no wounds were inspected. Where patients had more than one wound, this was identified but the detail was taken for the wound considered the worst or most significant.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The prevalence of wounds within UK populations has been reported [1,2], detailing a range of 1.47 (2.78)e3.26 per 1000 residents. It is difficult for clinicians or commissioners to generalise this to a local population where the population or study methodology may differ significantly.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The audit tool and methodology used was similar to that described within the Vowden and Vowden audit [2] so that comparisons could be made and discussed. It was essential that the audit was comprehensive, included all services and ensured robust collection of meaningful and coherent data.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Establishing community wound prevalence within an inner London borough: Exploring the complexities

Hopkins

Worboys

2015

Journal of Tissue Viability

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The academic literature reveals a dearth of evidence regarding the wound prevalence across a community setting, despite the need for both clinicians and commissioners to understand local need. To support the commissioning process, a wound prevalence audit was undertaken across all community services in an inner London borough in 2012 as part of a local needs analysis and to identify where resources were required. Within a population of 254,000, 272 residents had a total of 325 wounds, giving a mean of 1.19 wounds and a community wound prevalence of 1.07 per 1000 residents. The majority were male (51%) and the age range was 9e96 years. Acute and traumatic wounds accounted for 44% followed by foot and leg ulcers at 41%, pressure ulcers at 13% and other wound types at 2.6%. Of the lower leg ulceration group, 34 patients had venous ulceration, giving a prevalence of 0.13 per 1000. The difficulties in establishing a comprehensive wound prevalence that includes acute services are discussed in addition to the significance of the findings in the context of a deprived ethnically diverse borough with a younger population. The number of residents with any wound type was lower than other reported studies with similar methodologies. This paper presents the view that, despite the deprivation of the borough, the combined factors of age, ethnicity and early access to specialist expertise appear to deliver a lower community wound prevalence.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Establishing community wound prevalence within an inner London borough: Exploring the complexities

Hopkins

Worboys

2015

Journal of Tissue Viability

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“…Vowden and Vowden [2] reported the occurrence of wounds among people receiving health care across Bradford, UK with 1735 people reported to have established wounds (prevalence 3.55 people with wounds per 1000 population). This prevalence includes tertiary referrals and if these are excluded the prevalence of wounds within the Bradford and Airedale population was 3.26 people with wounds per 1000 population.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%