Implementation of a novel mHealth application for the management of people with diabetes and recently healed foot ulceration: A feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) cause significant morbidity and mortality. Faster referral to specialist clinics is associated with a reduced risk of severe DFUs. The INTELLIN^® diabetes management platform is a novel mHealth application for the management of recently healed DFUs and other complications, promoting engagement and expediting self-referral.

Methods

To determine the acceptability, suitability, and usability of the INTELLIN^® platform, time until reulceration, site, ischemia, neuropathy, bacterial infection, and depth (SINBAD) score and incidence of self-referral for recurrence were assessed in patients from the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. Patients and clinic staff also assessed platform usability. A Markov cost-utility model wa

SUBMITTER: Haycocks S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9732796 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature