Review of patients' experiences with fungating wounds and associated quality of life

S Gibson, J Green - Journal of wound care, 2013 - magonlinelibrary.com
… size and investigated various anatomical sites of fungating wounds, thus enabling a deeper,
… of those with visible fungating wounds, such as head or neck wounds, reported increased …

Symptom burden and quality of life in patients with malignant fungating wounds

SF Lo, M Hayter, WY Hu, CY Tai… - Journal of advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… and psychological issues explained 87% of the total variance in quality of life. … fungating
wounds and how correct assessment and management is necessary to improve quality of life. …

[PDF][PDF] Quality of life: assessing the impact and benefits of care to patients with fungating wounds

S Cowley, RGN PGDE, HVT RHV - Wounds, 2005 - researchgate.net
… the context of palliative care and fungating wounds should focus on dimensions of … fungating
wound management together with the impact of the condition on the individual: the Wound

Palliative wound care for malignant fungating wounds: holistic considerations at end-of-life

C Tilley, J Lipson, M Ramos - Nursing Clinics, 2016 - nursing.theclinics.com
… A holistic approach is essential to caring for people with malignant fungating wounds (MFWs) …
may subsequently lead to spiritual and psychosocial distress with diminished quality of life. …

Changes in wound symptoms and quality of life of patients with newly diagnosed malignant fungating wounds

X Liu, JQ Xie, ZY Liao, MJ Wei… - Journal of Wound …, 2024 - magonlinelibrary.com
… This study examined changes in wound symptoms and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
of patients with newly diagnosed malignant fungating wounds, and explored the factors …

Topical agents and dressings for fungating wounds

UJ Adderley, IGS Holt - Cochrane database of systematic …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
… solution applied topically to people with superficial fungating breast lesions (smaller than
1cm… improving quality of life or managing wound symptoms associated with fungating wounds. …

Fungating malignant wounds and their management: Maureen Benbow explores the aetiology of fungating wounds and their management, the patient and the …

M Benbow - Journal of Community Nursing, 2009 - go.gale.com
fungating wounds occur in patients with limited life expectancy those goals must be realistic
and, although the general principles of wound … and thus improving the patient's quality of life. …

Care of chronic wounds in palliative care and end‐of‐life patients

CA Chrisman - International wound journal, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… Although there is no official system for assessing malignant fungating wounds, two assessment
tools for measuring risks and patient perceptions have been created but not yet validated …

Experiences of living with a malignant fungating wound: a qualitative study

SF Lo, WY Hu, M Hayter, SC Chang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
… of cancer care – the issue of malignant fungating wounds (MFW), particularly how cancer
patients experience living with these types of wounds and the importance of specialist care in …

Caring for a loved one with a malignant fungating wound

S Probst, A Arber, A Trojan, S Faithfull - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2012 - Springer
… with malodour affected the quality of life of the … fungating wound, on patients’ body image
and quality of life, it is reported that the appearance and smell of a malignant fungating wound