The behavior and psychological functioning of people at high risk of diabetes-related foot complications.
The purpose of this review was to propose a model that describes the influences on the behavior and psychological functioning of people at risk for diabetes-related foot complications.



A literature search was conducted in Medline (1950-2005), CINAHL (1982-2005), and PsycInfo (1967-2005) databases and in reference lists of journal articles and relevant books. The search focused on published literature in the English language that was related to concepts such as diabetes-related foot complications, behavior, and psychology.



The literature reviewed was arranged to reflect the reciprocal relationship between the personal, environmental, and behavioral factors of people at risk of diabetes-related foot complications. The model proposed uses the concept of reciprocal determinism to illustrate how these factors interact and influence the development of diabetes-related foot complications.



The concept of reciprocal determinism may be useful when developing further investigation into educational and behavioral interventions in this clinical population.
Perrin
Byron
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Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Bendigo Health, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, and Department of Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melborne, Australia (Mr Perrin)
Swerissen
Hal
H
Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia (Professor Swerissen)
D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D004777:Environment; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D012307:Risk Factors