Diabetic foot and its serial treatment in high-risk patients: focusing on the individual

Abstract

SUMMARY Objectives: To assess knowledge about diabetic foot, care measures, and the importance attached to serial treatment in a group of high-risk diabetic foot patients. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study, carried out in a tertiary hospital, with 25 patients undergoing serial treatment for diabetic foot. The tabulation of the data occurred through the use of three methodological figures: core idea, key expressions, and the collective subject discourse. RESULTS: It became evident that even among high-risk patients with diabetic foot, there is no complete knowledge about the definition of the disease. Despite this, all participants reported practicing daily care measures, including frequent inspection of the feet, food care, and attention to footwear. Regarding the importance of serial treatment, there was unanimous recognition of the relevance of this practice, which improves self-care discipline, optimizes the understanding of the disease, and helps to prevent progression. CONCLUSIONS: Authentic speeches in the context of a pathology of considerable prevalence manifested, in an unprecedented way, with conceptions about its definition, care measures, and importance of serial treatment in a high-risk group.

Construction and Validation of a Brochure on Diabetic Foot Care

“…The high risk for the development of diabetic foot is associated with the deficit of knowledge regarding self-care, especially those related to the prevention of diabetic foot development 7 . Therefore, health promotion and harm prevention become a primordial part in reducing the complications of DM and its consequences.…”

Construção E Validação De Fôlder Sobre Cuidados Para Prevenção Do Pé Diabético

“…O alto risco para o desenvolvimento do pé diabético está associado ao déficit de conhecimento no que se refere ao seu autocuidado, principalmente àqueles relacionados à prevenção do desenvolvimento do pé diabético 7 . Por isso, a promoção da saúde e a prevenção dos agravos tornam-se parte primordial na diminuição das complicações da DM e suas consequências.…”

Pés em dia: desenvolvimento e validação de aplicativo para o autocuidado e autoexame dos pés de pessoas com diabetes mellitus

“…Tal processo atrelado ao uso das tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TICs) como provedores de saúde possibilita o melhor monitoramento e o engajamento das pessoas no autocuidado, haja vista, que viabiliza o comprometimento destas pessoas em atividades no contexto habitual (JEFFCOATE et al, 2018). Esta prática de forma seriada e disciplinada (SOUZA JÚNIOR et al, 2020) possibilita ampliar a percepção da doença, diminuir a demanda na unidade de saúde e a sobrecarga dos profissionais da saúde (FERREIRA et al, 2019).…”