Modification and validation of the Bluebelle Wound Healing Questionnaire (WHQ) for assessing surgical site infection in wounds healing by secondary intention
The modified Bluebelle WHQ is a valuable tool for post-discharge assessment of wounds healing by secondary intention. It is recommended for use in research and clinical practice.
Authors
- George Athanasios Antoniou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8209-0406)
- L Erete
- Nancy Hadjievangelou
- Mr Matthew Lee
- Ganesh Kuhan
- Gerard Stansby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5539-3049)
- Jacqueline Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4543-2109)
- Sarah Warran
- Alveena Syed
- Catherine Elizabeth Hewitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0415-3536)
- Christopher P. Twine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0385-5760)
- Danielle Freire Goncalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2469-1876)
- Andrew L. Tambyraja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-6291)
- Sharon M. Holder
- A Garnham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8160-2870)
- Lyn Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6647-1089)
- Nikesh Dattani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0495-1666)
- R.J. Hinchliffe
- Katharina Feld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2699-2741)
- Angela Oswald
- Songyong Sim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8428-6154)
- James Budge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8410-0265)
- L Tarusan
- Stephen Dixon
- Ian Chetter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2566-6859)
- Colin Bicknell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0158-1831)
- Fiona M. Kerray
- Obiekezie Agu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5842-4197)
- A Croucher
- Katarzyna Powezka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5887-8551)
- David Gerrard
- Maciej Juszczak
- Tom Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1630-7739)
- Kalpita Baird
- Alexander Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7463-7563)
- Trent P. Munro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1987-2020)
- Bilal Azhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6441-7388)
- Mandy Burrows (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-3421)
- S. Swan
- Belén Corbacho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2359-0379)
- S. Rao Vallabhaneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4362-9277)
- Yvonne Gleeson
- Clare Checketts
- Sandip Nandhra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-5760)
- Jo Dumville
- Thelma Roe
- Laura Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5755-4977)
- S. Tawqeer Rashid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5377-8671)
- Athanasios Gkekas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4357-9043)
- Deanne Bell
- George Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-0886)
- Charlene Greenwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1332-3864)
- Michael L. Wall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6223-0800)
- Linda Slater
- James Milne
- Aniket Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7023-8958)
- Catherine Arundel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0512-4339)
- C Price
- Philip Stather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-6728)
- Annie Clothier
- Wissam Al-Jundi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7165-4699)
- F Khasawneh
- Caroline Fairhurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0547-462X)
- Thomas Pinkney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7320-6673)
- J Al-Shakarchi
- Dusica Bajic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3943-2105)
- Melissa Blow
- Jane M. Blazeby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-3330)
- Nigel Suggett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9542-3465)
- Alex Vesey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7681-3778)
- Jeannie F Todd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6665-7898)
- Michael Sylvester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0332-8207)
- David C. Bosanquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-0489)
- Nick Parr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7539-912X)
- Josie Hatfield
- W Pillay
- Sivaram Premnath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5648-0873)
- Robert J. Hancox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-7144)
- Nikki Stubbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9166-5822)
- T Woodrow
- Rhiannon Macefield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-5427)
- Laura Mandefield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4219-5673)
- Caitlin Carr
- D.I. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3950-9165)
- Andrew Mott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7844-9033)
- C. W. Stubbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0347-1724)
- Sophie Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7534-0913)
- Jonathan Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6617-0323)
- David Torgerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1667-4275)
- Summan Zahra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9185-3361)
- Rachel Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3386-7463)
- Claire C. Corbett
- Russell Fletcher
- E. L. Packer
- Simon Munt
- Anne Whitehouse
- A Firth
- Alberto Palacios
- R D'Souza
- I.M. Loftus
- John Fletcher
- Charles Pearce
- Brian B. Adams
- V Hollings
- E Negbenose
- R Matravers
Institutions
- Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NHS Lothian (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Hull (GB)
- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (GB)
- Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Cornwall Hospital (GB)
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NHS Lanarkshire (GB)
- Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (GB)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Bassetlaw Hospital (GB)
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (GB)
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Hull York Medical School (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Tissue Viability
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2025.100889
- Primary Topic
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Health Technology Assessment Programme