Evaluation of diabetic foot screening in Primary Care.

Improving diabetic foot screening at a primary care clinic: A quality improvement project

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...

Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D Levels in Diabetic Foot Infections: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Center in South India

Background: The impact of diabetic foot infections is enormous in India. Studies on vitamin D levels in diabetes mellitus foot infections are scarce. The primary objective of the present study was to compare the serum vitamin D level between diabetics with foot infections and those without foot infections and the secondary objective was to assess the association between the vitamin D level and ...

Evaluation of the efficacy of integrative programs in improving diabetic foot ulcers’ outcomes: A cross-sectional study

Background: Treatment of a diabetic foot is a principal step in rehabilitative approaches to the complications of diabetes mellitus. Use of integrative educational courses for diabetic patients is dependent on several factors such as cultural entities of the population, patient perceptions of classes, and their previous trainings about diabetes and related complications. The aim of this study w...

Is there a relationship between screening for diabetes related foot complications and limb amputation?

Background From the conservative estimates of registrants with the National Diabetes Supply Scheme, we will be soon passing 1.1 Million Australians affected by all types of diabetes. The diabetes complications of foot ulceration and amputation are costly to all. These costs can be reduced with appropriate prevention strategies, starting with identifying people at risk through primary care diabe...

Implementing an integrated computerised information system about foot problems in diabetes is not enough to ensure adoption. Commentary on: general practitioners' and nurses' experiences of using computerised decision support in screening for diabetic foot disease: implementing Scottish Clinical Information - Diabetes Care in routine clinical practice.