title: Utilizing the Ipswich Touch Test to simplify screening methods for identifying the risk of foot ulceration among diabetics: The Saudi experience.
abstract: Our study demonstrates that Ipswich Touch Test is reliable and comparable to established standardized tests that identify the risk of foot ulceration among Saudi patients with diabetes mellitus. The simplicity of the test will assist in overcoming the barriers to screen for and detect the risk of foot ulceration.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Care Center, Prince Salman Hospital (Ministry of Health), Ayesha Bint Abou Baker St., PO Box 15169, Riyadh 11444, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: madanatamal.y@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madanat
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Care Center, Prince Salman Hospital (Ministry of Health), Ayesha Bint Abou Baker St., PO Box 15169, Riyadh 11444, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Eman
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sheshah
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Care Center, Prince Salman Hospital (Ministry of Health), Ayesha Bint Abou Baker St., PO Box 15169, Riyadh 11444, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: El-Badry
authors.initials: el-B
authors.lastname: Badawy
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Care Center, Prince Salman Hospital (Ministry of Health), Ayesha Bint Abou Baker St., PO Box 15169, Riyadh 11444, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ameera
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Care Center, Prince Salman Hospital (Ministry of Health), Ayesha Bint Abou Baker St., PO Box 15169, Riyadh 11444, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Anas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Bakheet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D014034:Toes / Q000294:innervation*; D014110:Touch; D055698:Touch Perception; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: 10-g monofilament; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy; Ipswich Touch Test; Risk of foot ulceration; Screening for insensate feet