Yarning about foot care: evaluation of a foot care service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have high rates of diabetes-related foot disease including foot ulcer and amputation. There has been limited evaluation of foot care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. This project aimed to evaluate an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foot care service (the Buridja Clinic) for prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease embedded in a university podiatry program from a Community perspective using culturally appropriate methods.

Methods

This mixed-methods study took place from March 2018 to April 2021 in the Buridja Clinic on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and included an audit of occasions of service (March 2018 to March 2020), and review of the Buridja Clin

SUBMITTER: West M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8978452 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature