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Introduction: Chronic leg wounds are one of the chronic physical illnesses the burden of these lesions is a challenge to the health care services. Various disturbances that occur due to chronic leg wounds are pain, day- to- day struggle, recurrence, difficulty in mobility, dressing, bandages, and frequent hospitalization. The stress produced by the physical complaints and immobility of the chronic leg wound have an impact on the quality of life. Aim: To assess the impact of chronic leg and foot ulcer and relationship between the quality of life, Psychological distress and depression. Data were collected by using Cardiff wound impact schedule (CWIS), Kessler�s Psychological Distress Scale and Beck Depression Inventory-II .Results: Chronic leg and foot ulcer produce low quality of life, Severe Psychological Distress and Moderate Depression .The r value depicted that there is negatively moderate correlation between quality of life and Distress, depression. Conclusion: Impact of chronic leg and foot ulcer equally affects the physical and mental health of the person apart from all other factors, and also increases the risk of psychological distress and depression.