{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Wellbeing, quality of life and satisfaction of patients with hard-to-heal wounds: a descriptive study.
{Author}: Natarajan J;Joseph MA;Alawi RA;Bulushi TA;Alawi IA;Junaibi SMA;Thanka AN;Balushi LDA;Ismaili ISA;Shumma M;Nabhani SSTA;
{Journal}: J Wound Care
{Volume}: 33
{Issue}: 7
{Year}: 2024 Jul 2
{Factor}: 2.066
{DOI}: 10.12968/jowc.2022.0049
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A hard-to-heal wound is defined as a wound that failed to proceed through the normal phases of wound healing in an orderly and timely manner. The purpose of this article is to describe the impact of hard-to-heal wounds on the wellbeing, quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with QoL of patients in Oman with hard-to-heal wounds.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A descriptive cross-sectional study of patients with hard-to-heal wounds attending three tertiary care hospitals using a self-reported questionnaire was conducted.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A total of 275 patients took part in the study. Patients reported a low wellbeing score (67.06±19.72), moderate QoL score (52.18±25.07) and moderate satisfaction scores (68.91±23.88). Significant mean differences were reported with age, sex, educational level, monthly income and type of wound all at p<0.05.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The findings of this study demonstrated that hard-to-heal wounds could influence the wellbeing, QoL and overall satisfaction with QoL of patients.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Funding was received through an internal grant of the Sultan Qaboos University to conduct the research conducting the research (IG/CON/FACN/20/01). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.