Health literacy and cognitive function in people with diabetic foot ulcer with focus on knowledge, attitude, and practice in relation to foot self-care.
Morten Bilde SimonsenSofie Ladekarl ChristiansenMona Kyndi PedersenJohan RøikjerSuganthiya Santhiapillai CroosuPeter Derek Christian LeutscherNiels EjskjaerPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2024)
The study suggests that people presenting with a diabetic foot ulcer have different foot self-care profiles based on person-specific health literacy, cognitive function, and knowledge, attitude, and practice element characteristics, highlighting the need for individualized education and intervention strategy instead of a one-size-fits-all approach.