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  • Title: Prevalence of non-healed and healed chronic leg ulcers in an elderly rural population.
    Author: Marklund B, Sülau T, Lindholm C.
    Journal: Scand J Prim Health Care; 2000 Mar; 18(1):58-60. PubMed ID: 10811046.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of non-healed and healed chronic leg ulcers in an elderly rural population. DESIGN: All persons 70 years or older were asked about present and previous leg ulcers. SETTING: A rural village in mid-west Sweden with 4000 inhabitants. PARTICIPANTS: 541 persons aged 70 years and above. OUTCOME MEASURES: The prevalence of healed or non-healed chronic leg ulcers in the population aged > or = 70. RESULTS: Healed or non-healed leg ulcers were reported by 53 persons (9.8%). Examination of these patients and also 100 individuals who had negated present or previous leg ulceration, giving the total prevalence of 12.6%. CONCLUSION: The result indicates a certain risk for overestimation of prevalence, as well as underestimation and decreased reliability when basing the figures only on telephone interviews or posted questionnaires.
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