Pathways to healing: determining effective care pathways for chronic wounds for timely healing, prevention and cost effectiveness.

治愈途径：确定慢性伤口的有效护理途径，以实现及时治愈、预防和成本效益。

• 批准号: LP0989625
• 负责人: Prof Helen Edwards
• 金额: $ 7.55万
• 依托单位: Queensland University of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2011-07-05
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0989625
• 关键词: Pathways; healing; determining; effective; care

Care for chronic leg ulcers is reported to cost 1-2.5% of total health budgets (>3 billion $US/year, $500 million AUD/year). Efficient use of health resources and improved health as a result of effective chronic wound management (early healing and prevention) are the most significant potential outcomes from this study. In addition to direct health care costs, chronic wounds are associated with significant hidden burdens on the community resulting from loss of mobility, decreased functional ability, social isolation and loss of participation in the workforce/society. This study will provide much needed information on management of this chronic disease to promote improved quality of life, health and independence in this population.

据报道，慢性腿部溃疡的护理费用占卫生预算总额的1-2.5%(30亿美元/年，5亿澳元/年)。有效的慢性伤口管理(早期愈合和预防)导致的卫生资源的有效利用和健康的改善是这项研究最重要的潜在结果。除了直接的医疗费用外，慢性创伤还与由于丧失行动能力、功能能力下降、社会孤立和失去对劳动力/社会的参与而对社区造成的重大隐性负担有关。这项研究将为这一慢性病的管理提供急需的信息，以促进该人群生活质量、健康和独立性的改善。