An interventional study of After-care summary and Control group in Wounds, sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs. Withdrawn at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-05-06.
Sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a patient education program for chronic wound care. The wound care nurse practitioner (NP) at the Ann Arbor VAMC will use a wound self-management "after-care summary" with approximately half of her patients. This study will examine whether using this patient education tool for self-management of wound care results in improved patient outcomes.
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All patients presenting for outpatient wound care at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center NP wound care clinic, who meet the following inclusion criteria for chronic wounds: stage II, III, IV pressure ulcers; venous stasis ulcers, and diabetic ulcers.
Exclusion Criteria:
Cognitively impaired patients who cannot give informed consent.
These patients receive the experimental intervention--the after-care summary.
Behavioral: After-care summary
These patients are the control group and receive usual care.
Behavioral: Control group
The wound care NP will measure the wound and assess adherence to the following self-management activities: visiting the wound care clinic as scheduled; offloading; applying dressings; obtaining assistance at home; and participating in social activities. This information will be entered into a computer database on a VA computer that will generate a summary chart showing the relationship between adherence and wound healing. The generated "after-care summary" will be discussed with the patient and used to set self-management goals.
Patients in the control group will receive usual counseling for self-management.
patient satisfaction, frequency of self-management activities, time to healing
Time frame: Outcomes are measured at each participating patient's visit for one year or until the patient's wound is healed, whichever comes first.
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