Özdemir, Özlem ÇınarBakar, YeşimAnkaralı, Handan2020-04-302020-04-3020120882-75241550-2414https://doi.org/10.1097/TGR.0b013e318262aaa0https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/5147Ankarali, Handan Camdeviren/0000-0002-3613-0523WOS: 000310569000006Chronic venous insufficiency is a common progressive disease. Although chronic venous insufficiency is common in general population, its incidence increases with aging and, as a result, the quality of life (QOL) is affected negatively. There are 2 ways to assess QOL in venous diseases: generic and disease-specific surveys. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey and the Nottingham Health Profile are widely used generic surveys. Disease-specific surveys are popular for studying venous diseases and have a high sensitivity. The Chronic Venous Insufficiency Questionnaire, the Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study Quality of Life/Symptoms (VEINES-QOL/Sym), the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire, and the Charing Cross Venous Ulceration Questionnaire are such tools. This study aimed to explore the correlation between the Nottingham Health Profile and VEINES-QOL scales in older adults. This article provided the first empirical, qualitative evidence on the relationship between the Nottingham Health Profile and VEINES-QOL instruments in elderly patients with chronic venous insufficiency.en10.1097/TGR.0b013e318262aaa0info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesschronic venous insufficiencyelderlyquality of lifeArticle284269274WOS:000310569000006Q3Q4