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Patient literacy on varicose veins in cases presenting at university hospital of Nepal subjected for surgical management of varicose veins
- Source :
- Journal of Vascular Nursing. 39:2-5
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- Varicose veins are prominent dilated veins usually present in the lower limbs leading to complications if not managed well. Knowledge regarding varicose vein among the patients in Nepal is not yet known. We aim to examine the knowledge regarding varicose vein diagnosis and treatment among patients to better understand the barriers to care. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study adopting census sampling method. We collected data from the surgical ward where patients were admitted for surgery of varicose veins. Self-developed tool "Dhulikhel Hospital Patient Perception Questionnaire on Varicose Vein" was used for data collection after validation (Kuder-Richardson Reliability Coefficient was 0.75). Collected data were analyzed using software SPSS 23.0. Descriptive statistics was performed to present sociodemographic variables and varicose veins literacy scores. Independent sample t-test was performed for dichotomous variables and one-way ANOVA with post hoc analysis were performed for variables with multiple groups. Total 80 participants were included in the study of which 60% were men. The mean age was 45.66 years with SD 13.27. Varicose veins literacy score was high among 52.4% (more than 50% score) and low (less than 50% score) among 47.6%. There was significant mean difference (P .01) among male and female sex, different educational groups, and different occupational groups. Patients admitted for varicose vein surgery had less than 50% knowledge in different components of varicose vein. Regular educational intervention is recommended to ensure better care of these patients.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Dilated veins
media_common.quotation_subject
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Literacy
Varicose Veins
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Nepal
Post-hoc analysis
Varicose veins
medicine
Humans
Saphenous Vein
Hospital patients
media_common
030504 nursing
Descriptive statistics
business.industry
General surgery
Reproducibility of Results
Mean age
Middle Aged
University hospital
Hospitals
Medical–Surgical Nursing
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
medicine.symptom
0305 other medical science
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10620303
- Volume :
- 39
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Vascular Nursing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5a9edcab9a031100f1ab182e0c5e56cf