AIM: Varicose veins, is one of the complications of a long standing position. Female hairdressers are among those individuals undergoing prolonged standing during the day which can have negative impacts on their quality of life. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of compression stockings on quality of life among female hairdressers suffering from varicose veins in the lower extremities (limbs). MATERIAL AND METHOD: The statistical population included all female hairdressers in the city of Hamadan referred to Mahdieh Clinic. Using simple random sampling method, 70 individuals were selected out of the hairdressers suffered from varicose veins and then they were divided into two groups of intervention and control. The intervention implemented in this study was the use of compression stockings. The participants completed three questionnaires as follows: the Aberdeen Varicose Veins Questionnaire, the Chronic Pain Grade Scale, and the Muscle Fatigue Questionnaire in Lower Extremities. RESULTS: The results showed that intervention could affect the scores associated with pain and swelling as well as the scores assigned to muscle fatigue in the left and right lower extremities among the intervention group and the given values also declined by 1.68, 0.57, and 0.65, respectively. Moreover, the implementation of intervention had a negative impact on the scores for varicose veins in a way that it increased by 0.9 following the intervention. DISCUSSION: The use of compression stockings had a positive effect on reducing pain and muscle fatigue, but apparently that effectiveness could not influence the quality of life in patients suffering from varicose veins.

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