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Quick and valid interpretation of the results is crucial, but no thresholds have yet been established. Additionally, counting top box responses might be a quick approximation to the Wound\u2010QoL score itself. The aim of this study was to develop Wound\u2010QoL bands (i.e., thresholds) and to analyse top box responses. Patients from European countries completed the Wound\u2010QoL and a global question. We grouped patients' Wound\u2010QoL scores and mapped these on the global question score. Upon this, we developed sets of Wound\u2010QoL bands and calculated the weighted kappa (\u03ba) coefficient of agreement for each set. Moreover, we analysed the correlation of the sum of top box responses with patients' Wound\u2010QoL. The 305 patients (mean age: 68.5\u2009years; 52.8% male) had most frequently leg ulcers (49.2%). 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