Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) Disease: Prevalence and Related Factors among Nurses in Chonburi Hospital

Abstract

     Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) disease has a high prevalence in many countries, causing high costs of treatment and affecting the quality of life. Being a nurse is one of the occupations at risk of developing CVI disease. At present, there is still limited data on CVI disease among nurses. Therefore, this research aimed to explore the prevalence and analyze the factors influencing CVI disease among nurses. The research tool was a questionnaire and physical examination to look for lower limb abnormalities that are compatible with CVI disease. The diagnosis was based on clinical symptoms and classified with CEAP classification. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and inferential statistical logistic regression.

     The results showed as follows. Subjects were aged from 22 to 59 years, and the prevalence of chronic venous disease (C0-C6) was at a 66% level. Age and family history of venous disease were the factors influencing CVI disease with statistically significant (P-value < 0.05) in this study. The risk of developing CVI increases by 7% per year, and those with a family history of venous disease are 10 times more likely to develop the CVI disease than those without a family history.

     It can be concluded that nurse is one of the occupations with a high prevalence of chronic venous disease. The risk factors for the venous disease include age and people with a family history of venous disease. In those with the above risk factors, they may act to prevent the disease or slow the progression of the disease by avoiding sitting cross-legged for long periods of time, elevating legs above heart level, dorsiflexion of the ankles, applying the stockings, and daily observation of the skin on the legs to reduce the incidence of chronic venous disease in nurses in the future.