BACKGROUND Foot screening is an important part of diabetic care as it prevents significant morbidity, loss of function and mortality from diabetic foot complications. However, foot screening is often neglected. AIM This project was aimed at educating health care workers (HCWs) in a primary health care clinic to increase diabetic foot screening practices. SETTING A primary health care clinic...

Aims Research has shown that the ongoing rate of diabetes-related amputations remains significant despite the existence of prevention methods and that amputation in most cases can be prevented. The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between the level of self-efficacy and performance of foot self-care in those with diabetes as they relate to the prevention of lower extremity amp...

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the combined efficacy of foot care education and recombinant human platelet‐derived growth factor (rhPDGF) on the wound healing in foot ulcers among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Subjects and Methods: A randomized control trial and a factorial design were used in this study in a 500-bedded private teaching hospital with four major surgical units in...

F problems in diabetes as we know are so common due to peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, abnormal foot pressure, mechanical risk factors like limited joint mobility associated with increased foot pressure and impaired resistance. In India due to various socio-cultural practices like barefoot walking and lack of knowledge of foot complications and socioeconomic status of patien...

With the advent of several innovative wound care management tools, the choice of products and treatment modalities available to clinicians continues to expand. High costs associated with wound care, especially diabetic foot wounds, make it important for clinician scientists to research alternative therapies and optimally incorporate them into wound care protocols appropriately. This article rev...

BACKGROUND Self-management education (SME) is an important yet unacknowledged aspect of diabetes care. Despite the raise of diabetes and its complications with significant burden in developing countries, research on SME interventions in Morocco is lacking. AIMS To assess the effectiveness of a culturally tailored SME intervention on foot-care self-management practices among type 2 diabetes pa...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a public health challenge worldwide, and roughly 25% of patients with diabetes in developing countries will develop at least one foot ulcer during their lifetime. The gravest outcome of an ulcerated foot is amputation, leading to premature death and larger economic costs. METHODS This study aimed to estimate the economic costs of diabetic foot in high-risk pati...

OBJECTIVE We tested the effects of structured health care for the diabetic foot in one region in Germany aiming to reduce the number of major amputations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a prospective study we investigated patients with diabetic foot in a structured system of outpatient, in-patient and rehabilitative treatment. Subjects were recruited between January 1st, 2000 and December 31,...

Introduction: Family-centered education of patients with diabetes mellitus can play an important role in controlling the disease and reducing its complications. Objective: The present study aims to determine the effect of family-based telephone follow-up about self-care in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Uromia. Materials and Methods: The present clinical trial study investigated 60...