This study is a descriptive type of cross sectional as well qualitative study, which conducted among the diabetic patients BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka. The main objective was to assess knowledge and practice about foot care prevalence infection patients. 100 were purposively chosen, face interview through questionnaire along with infected examination an check list done. A clear relationship establis...

BACKGROUND Evaluation of peripheral perfusion is a standard practice in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), which includes the qualitative assessment of foot warmth. The perfusion indicator, derived from the pulse oximetry signal, is available, along with some bedside monitors. OBJECTIVES To describe the correlation between RN qualitative assessment of foot warmth, measured foot temperatu...

background:diabetic foot affects more than 25% of diabetic patients and finally up to 20% of cases result in amputation. the most important factor resulting in severe complications or even death is lack of self-care. health locus of control has been introduced as one of health factors and predicting factors of self-care. this research was performed for analyzing the correlation between self-car...

background: diabetic foot as a late complication of diabetes imposes high costs to the health care system. the present study aimed to investigate combinatorial educational program based on basnef model on foot care in type 2 diabetic patients referred to diabetes clinic of samirom city. methods: this study is a semi-empirical study, in which 164 eligible patients were selected after the pre-tes...

BACKGROUND The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) supports chart audit as a method to track competency in Practice-Based Learning and Improvement. We examined whether peer chart audits performed by internal medicine residents were associated with improved documentation of foot care in patients with diabetes mellitus. METHODS A retrospective electronic chart review was...

background and aim: foot problems are common among patients with diabetes mellitus. in most cases, these problems finally result in amputation. the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of teach-back education on foot self-care among patients with type ii diabetes.   materials and methods: this controlled quasi-experimental study was conducted on 70 patients with type ii diabetes refe...