Fit for purpose? Footwear for patients with and without diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A cross-sectional study
• The use of inappropriate footwear heightens local mechanical repetitive stresses on the foot in patients with DM. • Accurate measurement of foot and shoe length is necessary to ensure a correct fit. • Many diabetic patients do not wear correctly-fitting shoes, which increases their risk of foot ul...
Veröffentlicht in: | A pilot randomized controlled trial examining the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of Adapted Motivational Interviewing for post-operative bariatric surgery patients. - 2016. - Amsterdam [u.a.] |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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2021
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | A pilot randomized controlled trial examining the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of Adapted Motivational Interviewing for post-operative bariatric surgery patients |
Schlagworte: | Fit Diabetic peripheral neuropathy Diabetic foot Footwear |
Umfang: | 5 |
Zusammenfassung: | • The use of inappropriate footwear heightens local mechanical repetitive stresses on the foot in patients with DM. • Accurate measurement of foot and shoe length is necessary to ensure a correct fit. • Many diabetic patients do not wear correctly-fitting shoes, which increases their risk of foot ulcer. • Assessing footwear for fit, in primary health care and podiatry clinics, reduces the risk of foot injury. |
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Beschreibung: | 5 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.pcd.2020.08.009 |