This study aims to determine the relationship between foot care knowledge and risk of ulcers in Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients. type research is quantitative using a cross-sectional design. The results showed that most DM patients had moderate (68.2%) with an average injuries (63.5%). In conclusion, there no significant about developing diabetic ulcers.
 
 Keywords: Knowledge, Foot C...

UNLABELLED  Objective. This study was aimed at identifying factors that affect the healing of foot ulcers among patients with type 2 diabetes, focusing on the evaluation of oxidative stress-one marker of the inflammatory response. METHODS A cross sectional study comprised of 96 subjects who were divided into 6 groups (16 subjects in each group). The groups were classified as non-diabetic con...

BACKGROUND Foot ulceration is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes that needs to be managed. In Iran, prevalence of diabetes foot ulcer is 3%. According to studies, evidence-based nursing (EBN) is an effective alternative to facilitate clinical decision making in patient care and may lead to quality improvement in nursing practice. The aims of this study are to assess t...

Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the association between quality of life and wound severity in patients with recurrent diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: total sample comprised 86 DFU patients. Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale – Short Form scale was used to collect data, Wagner grading assess severity. Statistical analyses were conducted using Mann-Whitney...

Themost significant consequences of diabetic foot problems are ulcerations and amputations. ▶ Between 0.8 and 10% of all people with diabetes mellitus suffer from a foot ulcer. ▶ The annual rate of new diabetic foot cases is between 2.2 and 5.9 %. ▶ Germany is in the upper range of European countries with its rate of over 60000 amputations per year. Approximately 70% of all amputations are perf...

BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a devastating complication of diabetes. OBJECTIVES To identify genetic contributors to the development of DFUs in the presence of peripheral neuropathy in a Scottish cohort with diabetes using a genome-wide association study. METHODS A genome-wide association approach was applied. A case was defined as a person with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) who ...

Background: Diabetic foot ulcer is a well-documented complication of uncontrolled diabetes and its association with the variables involved in Diabetes like FBS, RBS HBA1C has been thoroughly researched. This research aims to identify diabetic under Wagner classification classes. Objectives were determine severity at various level association. Methods: A observational cross-sectional study 160 p...

The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWDGF) has produced in 2011 a guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease in patients with diabetes and a foot ulcer. This document, together with a systematic review that provided the background information on management, was produced by a multidisciplinary working group of experts in the field and was endorsed b...

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common metabolic diseases. More than 154 million people are estimated to have diabetes worldwide. The prevalence of diabetes among veterans has increased to 17%, more than double the prevalence in the general population. Diabetic foot ulcers are a frequent late complication in diabetic patients and the most prevalent lesion of the diabetic foot. Foot examina...

BACKGROUND Foot ulceration is a major health problem for people with diabetes. To minimise the risk of ulceration, patients are advised to perform preventive foot self-care. AIM To explore beliefs about diabetic foot complications and everyday foot self-care practices among people with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN OF STUDY Qualitative study using one-to-one interviews. SETTING A suburban prima...