The aim of this study is to Help clinician modification of treatment through assess the validity and reliability of Arabic version of 17 items QOL questionnaire in patients with chronic wound. It translated to many languages but not present in form of arabic version.

The study will be cross sectional.participants: 100 patients according to sample size calculations suffering from chronic wound with age between 40-60 years. Using the minimum acceptable ICC of 0.75, expected ICC of 0.85, significance level 0.05, statistical power 80% and number of repetitions 2, the required sample size is about 100 subjects.The patients who met the inclusion criteria will be recruited. The purpose, significance, and procedures of the study will be explained to them, and written informed consent Will be obtained before enrollment.The researcher will measure the wounds and collect disease-related data during dressing changes. The participants will then be asked to fill out the questionnaires by themselves or with the help of the researcher.Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). On obtaining at least 75% response, the researcher calculated a second-order global score as well as scores for every dimension as the mean of the respective responses. Higher scores indicated greater impairment of the quality of life.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who suffering from chronic wound at least 1 month prior to study enrollment,
• Patients aged between 40-60 years .Provision of written informed consent. .All participants will be able to read and write in Arabic language. .All participants can understand items of the questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had mental illnesses
• Patients who were unable to fill in the questionnaire independently or answered the questions orally .Patient with communication, vision, hearing disorders. .Patient who doesn't fill the questionnaire till the end.
• Patient who were isolated due to infection

The study includes 100 patients of both sexes with chronic wound with ages between 40-60 years. Recruited from outpatient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University and El matarya hospital Patients with chronic wound at least one month ( Venus and arterial ulcer , diabetic foot, burn , Post operative wound healing defect)