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Original Article
Diabetic foot care: assessing the impact of care on the whole patient
Article first published online: 29 AUG 2000
DOI: 10.1002/1528-252X(200007/08)17:5<147::AID-PDI57>3.0.CO;2-8
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How to Cite
Sutton, M., McGrath, C., Brady, L. and Ward, J. (2000), Diabetic foot care: assessing the impact of care on the whole patient. Practical Diabetes International, 17: 147–151. doi: 10.1002/1528-252X(200007/08)17:5<147::AID-PDI57>3.0.CO;2-8
Publication History
- Issue published online: 29 AUG 2000
- Article first published online: 29 AUG 2000
- Manuscript Accepted: 14 DEC 1999
- Manuscript Received: 24 JUN 1999
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Keywords:
- ulcer;
- health-related quality of life;
- treatment
Abstract
There is little doubt that provision of special care for people with diabetic foot ulcers reduces morbidity and amputation. Global efforts have been made to improve care for those who have or are prone to develop diabetic foot ulcers. However, equal to successful treatment and prevention is the need to understand how people feel about having a foot ulcer and its impact on their lifestyle. This information is important in choosing the optimum treatment approach—one that is effective as well as acceptable to the patients themselves and their carers.
Recent major advances in wound care research have resulted in new treatments for people with diabetic foot ulcers. It is important to understand how these treatments differ from traditional ones in the way they affect patient well-being. Because of the fears, emotions and worries frequently underlying a consultation concerning diabetic foot problems it can be useful for clinicians to have access to a method of assessing these psychological issues in a systematic and comprehensive manner. The assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one such method that may contribute to the evaluation of future foot ulcer treatments and care practices. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.