Evaluation of self-care with feet among patients with diabetes mellitus.

Lorrany Junia Lopes de Lima Matheus Rodrigues Lopes Carlos Alberto de Lima Botelho Roberta Stofeles Cecon

Published in: Jornal vascular brasileiro (2022)

with DM did not perform all foot self-care activities and did not know what the term "diabetic foot" means. There was an association between lower educational level and reduced capacity to perform these activities, which suggests that health literacy is important to improve self-care of feet, contributing to reduce complications and foot amputations.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
preterm infants
risk factors
health information
type diabetes
healthcare
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
social media