title: Mobile tele-medicine systems in the multidisciplinary approach of diabetes management : the remote prevention of diabetes complications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation of feasibility and reliability of Mobile-Telemedicine Systems (M-TS) in the remote prevention of diabetes related complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  A feasibility-reliability evaluation based on a simulating experimentation by ten specialists (N=10) who examined a diabetic patient on the electronic space of a mobile experimental telemedicine system (MU-Exp.-TS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  I. Remote prevention of diabetic foot and other diabetes related complications is feasible (acceptability: 89-100%). II. Remote ulcer classification and diabetic foot amputation risk estimation: Accuracy=89%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The proposed MU-TS based multidisciplinary approach and prevention of diabetes related complications is feasible while that of diabetic foot is both feasible and reliable.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Laboratory C.TOUNTAS, Aretaieion University Hospital of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
authors.forename: Constantinos S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mammas
authors.affiliation: Surgical Laboratory C.TOUNTAS, Aretaieion University Hospital of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geropoulos
authors.affiliation: Diabetic Foot Clinic, Laikon University Hospital (NKUA).
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Markou
authors.affiliation: Surgical Laboratory C.TOUNTAS, Aretaieion University Hospital of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saatsakis
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Applications, Faculty of Nursing (NKUA).
authors.forename: Chryssa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemonidou
authors.affiliation: Diabetic Foot Clinic, Laikon University Hospital (NKUA).
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tentolouris
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome