Educate African Americans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on the importance of daily foot self-care to prevent the development of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU): a quality improvement project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a preventable healthcare pandemic. DFUs, a preventable diabetic complication, account for 6% of the diabetic population. Therefore, it is very necessary to address this growing health crisis through educational awareness to attenuate this preventable illness. Lack of education on the importance of routine basic foot care is one of the major casualties of the development of DFU, which, if not addressed, expeditiously leads to preventable lower limb amputation (LLA). Researchers have shown that approximately 0.03%-1.5% of diabetic patients need LLA, a costly and preventable complication. Hence, lack of education on the importance of safe routine foot care, such as lack of basic diabetic foot self-care awareness, walking without proper foot

SUBMITTER: Thompson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12004463 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature