Health Promotion Models for Improving Footcare in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Footcare is an important component of wellbeing in older adults and the promotion of appropriate footcare interventions is imperative for health professionals working with this population. In this scoping review, we describe the health promotion models informing footcare interventions for older adults. The objectives were to (i) understand the context(s) where health promotion models have informed footcare interventions; (ii) identify the health promotion models informing interventions; and (iii) document the effectiveness of theoretically informed health promotion interventions for improving footcare in older adults.

Methods

Footcare interventions developed using health promotion models worldwide and published in English before July 2023 were searched using MED

SUBMITTER: Wong YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309045 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature