Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"diabetic foot care"”.
-
Person-Centred caring towards improvement of diabetic foot care compliance in rural primary health care, KwaZulu-Natal
BACKGROUND The five-year mortality rate after a diabetic diabetic is higher than 40% globally. In KwaZulu-Natal, 2500 diabetic foot amputations are carried out per year. Only 7.8% of patients with diabetes undergo foot examinations within KwaZulu-Natal public health, while 90% are not educated …
-
The Effects of Diabetic Foot Care Education on Assessments and Behaviors among Adults with Diabetes Mellitus Experiencing Homelessness
… homelessness are at risk for preventable diabetic foot complications, including diabetic foot ulcers and non-traumatic lower extremity amputation. Several risk factors such as the lack of routine healthcare, insurance, nutritious meals, and access to diabetic foot self-care education, …
-
Nursing Practice Guideline for Foot Care for Patients with Diabetes in Thailand
Although medical practice guidelines for diabetic foot care exist globally, there is no clear guideline for nurses to direct clinical foot care practices for diabetic patients in Thailand. The purposes of this qualitative study were to explore the current practice of diabetic foot care and to …
-
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of patients diagnosed with diabetes regarding diabetic self-care management in intermediate Rundu hospital, Kavango east region
… of knowledge, attitudes and practice of self-care management among patients diagnosed with diabetes at Rundu Intermediate Hospital. A quantitative, cross-sectional and analytic study was conducted among patients diagnosed with diabetes. Self-reporting questionnaires were used to collect data …
-
How adults with type 2 diabetes and a chronic lower extremity wound understand the link between their wound and their diabetes management
… the experience of people who are type 2 diabetics living with a chronic wound with a focus on identifying what the participants understanding was of the link between their diabetes and wound healing. This study has also investigated other issues such as foot care, impact on quality of …
-
Improving identification and management of the at-risk foot in diabetes
Background: Diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs) are one of the most common lower extremity complications of diabetes. The lifetime risk of a person developing a DFU is estimated to be as high as 34%. They are associated with increased risk of limb loss, increased hospitalisations and poorer quality …