Assessment of Patient Compliance to Compression Therapy

Abstract

Compression therapy is the main conservative therapy of Chronic Venous Disease (CVD). Its principle is to apply external pressure around the lower limb in order to reduce the transmural pressure of the venous system. The main devices to achieve this are Medical Compression Stockings (MCS), bandages, and wraps. Patient compliance is the key point for efficacy of compression therapy. Similarly to other areas of health care, compliance (or concordance) is underestimated and there is a high cost due to patient noncompliance [1,2].