Understanding the barriers in compliance to elastic compression garments in the treatment of pediatric post-thrombotic syndrome: A qualitative study

Thromb Res. 2016 Aug:144:113-5. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.06.011. Epub 2016 Jun 14.

Authors

Madeline I Montoya¹, Maria Laura Avila¹, Jennifer Vincelli², Suzan Williams¹, Leonardo R Brandão³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Nursing, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27318248
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.06.011

No abstract available

Keywords: Children; Compliance; Compression stockings; Post-thrombotic syndrome; Treatment.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Elasticity
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Compliance
Postthrombotic Syndrome / diagnosis
Postthrombotic Syndrome / economics
Postthrombotic Syndrome / therapy*
Stockings, Compression* / economics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult