Christine Moffatt
Clinical and ethical challenges in undertaking LIMPRINT in vulnerable populations
Moffatt, Christine; Sykorova, Martina; Aubeeluck, Aimee; Franks, P.J.; Pankhurst, Sarah; Bussey, Rachel; Whiston, Siobhan; Murray, Susie; Mercier, Gregoire; Quere, Isabelle; Gordon, Susan
Authors
Martina Sykorova
AIMEE AUBEELUCK aimee.aubeeluck@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Health Psychology Education
P.J. Franks
Sarah Pankhurst
Rachel Bussey
Siobhan Whiston
Susie Murray
Gregoire Mercier
Isabelle Quere
Susan Gordon
Abstract
Background and Study Objective: To estimate the prevalence of chronic edema (CO) and wounds within two vulnerable populations, a male high security prison in the East Midlands (United Kingdom) and residential and nursing homes in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Methods and Results: Methods for screening for CO and wounds were adapted from the main LIMPRINT methodology.
Prison Population: In total, 195 inmates were recruited with 22 (11%) having CO. While the majority were white Caucasian (156/83.4%) a further 20 (10.7%) were dark skinned with 11 (5.95%) from other minority populations. Comorbidities included 123 (63%) smokers, 22 (11%) alcohol dependant, 60 (31%) with mental health problems, and 35 (18%) a history of self-harm. Only three had a current wound with 30 (16%) having had a traumatic stab wound.
Residential and Nursing Homes (United Kingdom and Australia): In the United Kingdom, the total population available for inclusion was 189 with only 137 (73%) recruited. Seventy-two of the 137 (52%) suffered from CO and a further 16 (23%) had a history of cellulitis. Results from the Australian residential care facilities have been published in full. In summary, of the 37 participants 20 (54%) experienced CO with 25 (68%) having comorbidities and 11 (30%) having a concurrent wound.
Conclusion: Obtaining an accurate picture of the prevalence and impact of CO in vulnerable populations is extremely challenging due to issues of access and consent. Lack of reliable data for these populations will contribute to poor service provision.
Citation
Moffatt, C., Sykorova, M., Aubeeluck, A., Franks, P., Pankhurst, S., Bussey, R., …Gordon, S. (2019). Clinical and ethical challenges in undertaking LIMPRINT in vulnerable populations. Lymphatic Research and Biology, 17(2), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1089/lrb.2018.0083
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Acceptance Date | Mar 13, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 22, 2019 |
Publication Date | Apr 22, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Apr 8, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | May 2, 2019 |
Journal | Lymphatic Research and Biology |
Print ISSN | 1539-6851 |
Electronic ISSN | 1557-8585 |
Publisher | Mary Ann Liebert |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 155-162 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1089/lrb.2018.0083 |
Keywords | Edema |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1761381 |
Publisher URL | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/lrb.2018.0083 |
Files
Clinical and Ethical Challenges in Undertaking LIMPRINT in Vulnerable Populations
(154 Kb)
PDF
Publisher Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
You might also like
Downloadable Citations
About Repository@Nottingham
Administrator e-mail: digital-library-support@nottingham.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search