How clinical structures shape diagnostic practices in Swedish hard-to-heal ulcer care: a grounded theory study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore why patients with hard-to-heal ulcers are treated without an aetiological diagnosis, using a grounded theory approach.

Design

The study employed a qualitative semistructured interview design to gain in-depth insights. Data were collected in 2024, and an explanatory model was formed in accordance with grounded theory analysis.

Setting

Interviews were conducted with healthcare staff across primary, community and specialist care units in Sweden, encompassing both public and private sectors and representing a wide geographical spread.

Participants

The study involved 23 healthcare professionals, including nurses (n=18), assistant nurses (n=2) and physicians (n=3), from 22 healthcare units that participated in a precedin

SUBMITTER: Roxenius J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551493 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature