Hao Ji, Junqiang Dong, Weiguang Pan, Yingying Yu
Associations between digital literacy, health literacy, and digital health behaviors among rural residents: evidence from Zhejiang, China
International journal for equity in health
chronic venous insufficiency cvi chronic lower limb progressive disorder significant burden graduated compression therapy goldstandard treatment underutilisation indicated recent literature may contributing growing burden cvi aim systematic review determine reasons poor compliance patients prescribed graduated compression therapy management chronic venous insufficiency systematic review literature conducted identify reasons noncompliance wearing graduated compression therapy management chronic venous insufficiency keyword search conducted medline pubmed cinahl cochrane library amed embase databases 2000 april 2023 qualitative quantitative studies included study design language limits imposed search study populations restricted adults aged 18 years diagnosed chronic venous insufficiency 856 studies found 80 fulltext articles reviewed 14 eligible review due variability study designs results summarised rather subjected metaanalysis five main overarching themes noncompliance physical limitations health literacy discomfort financial issues psychosocial issues emerging subthemes graduated compression therapy potential reduce burden chronic venous insufficiency patients compliant prescription