Investigating the experience of receiving podiatry care in a tertiary care hospital clinic for people with diabetes related foot ulcers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes related foot ulcers can have physical, social, emotional, and financial impacts on the daily life and wellbeing of many people living with diabetes. Effective treatment of diabetes related foot ulcers requires a multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary approach involving a podiatrist, other healthcare professionals, and the person with diabetes however, limited research has been conducted on the lived experience of podiatric treatment for diabetes related foot ulcers to understand how people are engaged in their ulcer management. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the lived experience of receiving podiatric treatment for diabetes related foot ulcers in a tertiary care outpatient setting.

Methods

Ten participants were interviewed. All were male, with mean age

SUBMITTER: Ong EKM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9248168 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature