Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2025, 6(9); doi: 10.25236/AJMHS.2025.060913.
Xiangyang Zhao1, Jing Zhao2, Chi Xue1, Qin Zhou3
1The School of Nursing, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China, 712046
2Nursing Department, Xi'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Xi'an, China, 710000
3Burn and Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Burn Center of the PLA, Xi'an, China, 710032
This study investigated the quality of life (QOL) and its associations with illness perception and social support in 326 patients with venous leg ulcer, selected via convenience sampling from three tertiary hospitals in Xi'an between November 2024 and May 2025. Assessments utilizing a general information questionnaire, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Social Support Rating Scale, and a venous leg ulcer-specific QOL questionnaire revealed that patients experienced a moderately low QOL, with a mean total score of 69.17±23.26. Correlation analyses indicated a significant positive relationship between QOL and illness perception (r=0.709), suggesting that more negative perceptions of the illness were linked to poorer QOL. Conversely, QOL showed a significant negative correlation with social support (r=-0.619), while illness perception and social support were also negatively correlated (r=-0.562). All correlations were statistically significant (P<0.001). The findings conclude that the generally poor QOL observed in patients with venous leg ulcer is associated with negative perceptions of their illness and lower levels of social support.
Venous Leg Ulcer, Quality of life, Illness perception, Social support, Correlation
Xiangyang Zhao, Jing Zhao, Chi Xue, Qin Zhou. Correlation between Illness Perception, Social Support and Quality of Life in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcer. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2025), Vol. 6, Issue 9: 86-91. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2025.060913.
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