ArticleJournal of diabetes research2014
Does the diabetic foot have a significant impact on selected psychological or social characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus?
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- Diabetic Foot Ulceration in Dialysis-Dependent End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review of Epidemiology, Clinical Outcomes and Mortality Risk.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical Evidence of Traditional Medicines in Modulating the Immune Response and Diabetic Wound Healing.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2026Pooled it
- A qualitative study to understand people's experiences of living with Charcot neuroarthropathy.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2022Trial
- Effects of a 12-Week Interventional Exercise Programme on Muscle Strength, Mobility and Fitness in Patients With Diabetic Foot in Remission: Results From BIONEDIAN Randomised Controlled Trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Trial
- Psychological and emotional aspects in people with diabetic foot disease: a systematic scoping review.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Patient-Reported Experience (PREMs) and Outcome (PROMs) Measures in Diabetic Foot Disease Management-A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Predictive Factors of Amputation in Diabetic Foot.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Factors associated with the development of recurrent and contralateral Charcot neuroarthropathy in individuals with diabetes mellitus: A scoping review.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2024Article
- Improving the Management and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infection: Challenges and Research Opportunities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The effect of mHealth program on behavior modification and health outcomes among patients with diabetes: A randomized controlled trial study.Belitung nursing journal · 2023Article
- Microdialysis as a tool for antibiotic assessment in patients with diabetic foot: a review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
- Diabetic foot ulcers: Classification, risk factors and management.World journal of diabetes · 2022Review
- Prevalence and Burden of Diabetes-Related Foot Disease in New South Wales, Australia: Evidence from the 45 and Up Study Survey Data Linked with Health Services Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Diabetic Wound-Healing Science.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
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- Measurement properties and factor analysis of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale-short form (DFS-SF).International wound journal · 2020Article
- Is There a Role for Informal Caregivers in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers? A Narrative Review.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2019Review
- Translation and validation of the Korean version of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale-Short Form.International wound journal · 2019Article
- Associations of foot ulceration with quality of life and psychosocial determinants among patients with diabetes; a case-control study.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2019Article
- Quality of Life in Portuguese Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Before and After an Amputation Surgery.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
unlabelledThe aim of our case-control study was to compare selected psychological and social characteristics between diabetic patients with and without the DF (controls).
methods104 patients with and 48 without DF were included into our study. Both study groups were compared in terms of selected psychosocial characteristics.
resultsCompared to controls, patients with DF had a significantly worse quality of life in the area of health and standard of living as shown by lower physical health domain (12.7 ± 2.8 versus 14.7 ± 2.5; P < 0.001) and environment domain (14.1 ± 2.2 versus 15 ± 1.8; P < 0.01) that negatively correlated with diabetes duration (r = -0.061; P = 0.003). Patients with DF subjectively felt more depressed in contrast to controls (24.5 versus 7.3%; P < 0.05); however, the depressive tuning was objectively proven in higher percentage in both study groups (83.2 versus 89.6; NS). We observed a significantly lower level of achieved education (P < 0.01), more patients with disability pensions (P < 0.01), and low self-support (P < 0.001) in patients with the DF compared to controls. In the subgroup of patients with a previous major amputation and DF (n = 6), there were significantly worse outcomes as in the environment domain (P < 0.01), employment status, and stress readaptation (P < 0.01) in contrast to the main study groups.
conclusionsPatients with DF had a predominantly worse standard of living. In contrast to our expectations, patients with DF appeared to have good stress tolerability and mental health (with the exception of patients with previous major amputation) and did not reveal severe forms of depression or any associated consequences.
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