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Impact of Educational Interventions on Diabetic Foot Self-care: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Instructive video on diabetic foot care, Informative leaflet with real-time guided reading, and 2 other interventions for Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Foot. Completed, enrolled 71 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
Diabetes mellitus currently affects 463 million people worldwide. One of the most serious complications of diabetes is the diabetic foot. Adequate foot care behaviours reduce the risk of ulcers, infections, and amputations, and improve the quality of life, in these patients. This Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial aims to analyse the impact of different educational strategies - an instructive video (Video Watching Group - Experimental Group 1) compared with a leaflet on foot care with real-time guided reading (Real-Time Leaflet Reading Group - Experimental Group 2) and with standard teaching on diabetic foot care (Standard Care - Control Group) - on adherence and knowledge regarding diabetic foot care, as well as on patient's perception of their foot health. Participants will be assessed at the first consultation of the diabetic foot (T0), about two weeks after the first assessment (T1), and three months after the T0 in a follow-up assessment (T2), with T1 and T2 being performed through telephone calls, after obtaining the patients' consent. The results of the present study will inform educational interventions regarding foot care adherence in patients with diabetic foot, in order to decrease the likelihood of developing diabetic foot ulcers and, consequently, to reduce amputation rates and the several associated costs, contributing to improving patients' quality of life.
Study Details
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Interventions
In the video, the diabetic foot care is presented verbally and appropriately captioned, as well as exemplified by real patients and health professionals from the hospital
The leaflet has information about diabetic foot care. Researcher will guide its reading with patients.
Patients receive a leaflet about diabetic foot care to read at home.
Face-to-face teaching includes the teaching about diabetic foot care during the consultation by health professionals.