Venous leg ulcer recurrences - The relationship to self-efficacy, social support and quality of life - A mixed method study.

A mixed method, convergent, parallel design was used to explore the occurrence of venous leg ulcer recurrence and the relation of a venous leg ulcer recurrence with self-efficacy, social support and health-related quality of life. As well as the lived experiences of venous leg ulcer patients and why they developed a recurrence. The incidence of venous leg ulcer recurrences within the study period was 33.1%. Damaging the skin and avoiding a recurrence were the main identified themes.