Patient experiences with wound care treatment are being recognised as central to prudent care. Leg Clubs provide community-based treatment, education and ongoing health promotion and care for people with leg-related problems. This article considers the growing evidence of patients’ experiences of being treated in a Leg Club setting. Six participants from a Leg Club setting were interviewed via a semi-structured interview, and interviews were transcribed verbatim and investigated for themes using interpretative phenomenological analysis in accordance to Smith et al (2009). An overarching theme, the holistic approach to treatment, was identified, with two subthemes: Leg Club education and a sense of autonomy and trust in Leg Club staff. This study revealed the importance of a holistic approach to treatment within a Leg Club setting, and adds to, and complements, the body of evidence.
In each issue of JCN we ask clinical experts to take a look at a therapy area and examine some everyday problems that community nurses may experience. Here, we look at how best to prepare the wound bed for healing...
How can desloughing a wound aid the patient experience?
Lesley Ogden and Dr Stephanie Honey describe a study which aimed to elicit patients' views of a new, pilot, community leg ulcer clinic.
Claire Hope gives an overview of the impact that urinary incontinence can have on a persons physical and
psychological health and social well being
Claire Hope RN, RM, PG Dip HCE, MSc is a Nurse Lecturer at St Bernards Hospital, Gibraltar
*Article accepted for publication August 2007
