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Assessment of tissular integrity in patients with diabetic foot
Gontijo,Paula Vitória Costa; Pascoal,Lívia Maia; Santos,Leonardo Hunaldo dos; Santos,Francisca Aline Arrais SampaioABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate the impairment of tissue integrity in patients with diabetic foot and verify its association with time of diagnosis of the disease. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 134 patients in an outpatient clinic located in the Northeast region of Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection, which was subjected to descriptive analysis and the Mann-Whitney ...
Association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices perform...
Batista,Ilaíse Brilhante; Pascoal,Lívia Maia; Gontijo,Paula Vitória Costa; Brito,Paula dos Santos; Sousa,Maysa Alves de; Santos Neto,MarcelinoABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices performed by patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out with 197 patients in basic health units located in the Northeast region of Brazil. For data collection, we used a semi-structured questionnaire that addressed issues inherent to knowledge and Diabet...