Individualized education can improve foot care for patients with diabetes.
Providing individualized education to home care patients with diabetes can significantly improve their foot care practices. A nurse researcher from the Intercollegiate College of Nursing at Washington State University conducted a study of 40 home healthcare patients with Type 2 diabetes and found that an individualized educational intervention led to improved foot care knowledge, self-care practices, and confidence performing foot related self-care.
Neder
Sheila
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Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, NY 10001-1810, USA. sheila.neder@vnsny.org
Nadash
Pamela
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D003152:Community Health Nursing; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration