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Foot Care Education for Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Journal of Nursing Science
Vol.3 , No. 1, Publication Date: Aug. 21, 2017, Page: 1-4

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[1]	Alexandra Dimitriadou, Nursing Department, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece.
[2]	Maria Lavdaniti, Nursing Department, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus represents a major health problem and is related to many complications. One of them is diabetic foot, which is very common and believed to be the main cause of motor problems. Diabetes education has been recognized as an integral part of diabetes treatment and diabetes management. The purpose of this paper was to review literature about education and diabetic foot care. A literature review was conducted using the electronic databases PubMed and Google scholar. The following key words were entered: “education”, “care”, “diabetic foot” and a combination thereof. Exclusion criteria of articles were the language, except English. Diabetes education is performed by a team which plays a key role in the education of patients and in identifying high-risk patients. Patient’s education focused mainly on recognition of the diabetic foot, daily self-care, washing feet, trimming toenails, proper footwear, modification of the way of living and following the instructions of the diabetes team. There is insufficient evidence that patient education alone is effective in achieving clinically relevant reductions in ulcer and amputation incidence. There is a great need for further research in order to clarify the necessity of education in diabetic foot care is great.

Keywords

Education, Diabetes Mellitus, Foot Care, Patients, Diabetes Complications

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