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.
 
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Amongst the many other chronic complications, diabetes can cause impaired wound healing and, with it, increased morbidity. Up to 25% of all patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer and, each year in Australia, approximately 3000 persons with diabetes require amputation secondary to foot ulceration 1. The essential components of diabetic foot ulcer treatment include increasing blood supp...

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...

Patients with diabetes mellitus often suffer from diabetic foot syndrome, a condition leading to foot ulceration or even amputation of lower extremity. Peripheral neuropathy combined with repetitive trauma to the foot and peripheral vascular disease are the main etiological factors in the development of foot ulcers. Other major contributive factors include the effects of callus, increased plant...

Diabetic foot is defined as infection, ulceration and/or destruction of deep tissues associated with neurological abnormalities and various degrees of peripheral vascular disease in the lower limb of the patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) (the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot, 1999). Foot disorders are among the most serious and costly complications of DM (Apelqvist et al., 20...

BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcer is a worldwide health care concern affecting tens of thousands of patients. If these ulcers left untreated, they can create severe complications. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to examine the effect of infrared radiation on the healing of diabetic foot ulcer. PATIENTS AND METHODS This clinical trial was performed on 50 patients referred to Dr. Ganjavian ho...

In an attempt to define the role of autonomic neuropathy in the pathogenesis of diabetic foot ulcers, we have studied diabetic patients with and without ulcers, and a group of non-diabetic controls. A series of standard autonomic function tests have been compared with measurement of the Galvanic Skin Response (GSR). Patients with foot ulcers showed evidence of more severe somatic and autonomic ...

Background: Diabetic foot infection is the most common complication of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) leading to amputation. The treatment requires special attention to disease conditions, proper diagnosis, appropriate sampling for cultures, careful selection of antibiotics, rapid determination of the patient’s need for surgical intervention, and wound care. Clearly a systematic approach or, if poss...

PURPOSE To provide the specialist in skin and wound care with evidence-based guidelines for care of the person with a diabetic foot ulcer. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in wound care and related disorders. OBJECTIVES After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe the patho...