Ousey Karen J, Milne Jeanette, Cook Leanne, Stephenson John, Gillibrand Warren
School of Human and Health Sciences, Centre for Health and Social Care Research, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3DH, UKTissue Viability Nurse Specialist, South Tyneside Foundation Trust Community Services, Clarendon House, Windmill Way, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear NE31 1AT, UK.
Int Wound J. 2014 Aug;11(4):357-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01098.x. Epub 2012 Oct 24.
The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been widely documented as a technique to help heal complex wounds. This article presents the findings of a preliminary study which aimed to explore quality of life (QoL) experienced by patients undergoing NPWT as part of their wound care treatment in comparison to that of patients with a wound using traditional (standard) wound care therapies. A quasi-experimental study was undertaken, with patients treated in wound care/vascular clinics with chronic/acute wounds. QoL impact was measured using the Cardiff Wound Impact Schedule and administered post-consent at timed intervals. Our results identified that there were no real differences in QoL scores recorded by patients over the 12-week period. Although there was no overall interaction between the therapies used for wound healing, NPWT did have an effect on social life: during the first 2 weeks of the application of therapy, patients in the NPWT group reported an increase in the social life domain. The authors conclude that true QoL can only be elicited if an accurate baseline is established or if data is collected over a long enough period to allow comparison of scores over time.
负压伤口治疗（NPWT）作为一种帮助愈合复杂伤口的技术，其应用已有广泛记载。本文介绍了一项初步研究的结果，该研究旨在探讨接受NPWT作为伤口护理治疗一部分的患者与使用传统（标准）伤口护理疗法的伤口患者相比所经历的生活质量（QoL）。进行了一项准实验研究，患者在伤口护理/血管诊所接受慢性/急性伤口治疗。使用加的夫伤口影响量表测量生活质量影响，并在获得同意后按时间间隔进行管理。我们的结果表明，在12周期间患者记录的生活质量得分没有实际差异。虽然用于伤口愈合的疗法之间没有总体相互作用，但NPWT确实对社交生活有影响：在治疗应用的前2周，NPWT组的患者报告社交生活领域有所增加。作者得出结论，只有建立准确的基线或收集足够长的时间数据以允许随时间比较分数，才能得出真正的生活质量。
