Sentence examples for foot programme from inspiring English sources
Thus compliance with a preventative foot programme reduces the incidence of foot ulceration in people with diabetes with neuropathy.
AD, JI and ALC-P participated in the screening foot programme.
DSMS: Diabetes self-management support; DSME: Diabetes self management education Kristien Van Acker has a function in the Diabetes Foot Programme of IDF.
FP had full access to nurse specialists in foot programme and diabetes education, dietitians and podiatry depending on the foot unit.
It was, however, a disadvantage for our study that the sheep flocks in Group I were already treated with antibiotics, foot bathed or discarded as advised by the "Healthy feet" programme [ 4] at the time of recording.
A structured continuous preventative foot care programme was designed to ensure proper footwear, walking foot hygiene, callus care, nailcutting, water temperature checks, use of warming devices, bathroom surgery, foot care products and self-inspection.
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a preventative foot care programme, applied in a normal outpatient setting to decrease the incidence of foot ulcers in people with diabetes diagnosed as having neuropathy by neuropathy disability score (NDS), in relation to the severity of neuropathy based on the vibration perception threshold (VPT).
Since 1993 a foot care programme for people with diabetes and neuropathy is available in Area 7 of Madrid in order to reduce lower extremity amputations [ 18- 20].
The foot care programme was partially supported by grants from the European Union, Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Fundación Fernandez Cruz and Fundación del Servicio de Endocrinologia y Nutrición.
Moreover, in another study a structured foot care programme with early detection of ulcers for patients at a high-risk of foot ulcers resulted in a reduction in amputations [ 12].
In particular in regard to the new Step-by-Step foot care programme, nurses felt that their work duties and the limited materials and time available did not allow for this extended role.
