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For the effective, long-term management of CVI, it is important that patients are educated on the patho-physiology of the condition and strategies that can minimize the related complications. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop and pilot a \u2018best practice\u2019 information booklet for CVI and to assess the impact of this booklet on CVI-related knowledge and quality of life (QOL). <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p> A \u2018best practice\u2019 CVI booklet was developed based on the best available evidence from the literature. Participants with a formal diagnosis of CVI with a clinical, aetiological, anatomical and pathological elements (CEAP) classification of 3\u20136 were recruited from vascular outpatient clinics at a tertiary hospital. Each participant was given and explained the CVI booklet and asked to undertake the recommended activities at home over the next six-month period. Measurements were taken at baseline, one month and six months postbooklet implementation via the previously validated Health Education Impact and the CVI Questionnaires. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p> Twenty-six participants, aged 38\u201390 years (mean 71.8 \u00b1 12.9 years) initially participated in the study, with 20 participants remaining at the six-month time point (77% completion rate). At the end of one month, there had been a significant improvement in doing at least one activity to improve CVI ( P = 0.010), monitoring CVI ( P = 0.045), having effective ways to prevent CVI symptoms ( P = 0.045), knowing CVI triggers ( P = 0.005), ability to travel by car and bus ( P = 0.05), undertaking social activities ( P = 0.030) and feeling less embarrassed about the legs ( P = 0.025). At trial end (6 months), there was a significant improvement in doing at least one activity to improve CVI ( P = 0.003), knowing CVI triggers ( P = 0.016), having effective ways of preventing CVI symptoms ( P = 0.008), worrying about the CVI ( P = 0.030), feeling hopeless because of CVI problems ( P = 0.007), leg and ankle pain ( P = 0.038), ability to do domestic duties ( P = 0.017), feeling nervous and tense ( P = 0.026), and feeling less embarrassed about the legs ( P = 0.008). Although other domains improved in the study, none of these improvements were statistically significant. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p> Although a small pilot study, the outcomes demonstrate that the implementation of a \u2018best practice\u2019 CVI information booklet into a patients management routine can improve both CVI-related knowledge and QOL. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1258\/phleb.2010.010082","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,5,14]],"date-time":"2011-05-14T03:43:03Z","timestamp":1305344583000},"page":"338-343","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["A pilot study of the development and implementation of a \u2018best practice\u2019 patient information booklet for patients with chronic venous 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