"When nothing happens, nobody is afraid!" beliefs and perceptions around self-care and health-seeking behaviours : voices of patients living with diabetic lower extremity amputation in primary care

• Main Authors: Zhu, Xiaoli, Lee, Mary, Chew, Evelyn A. L., Goh, Ling Jia, Dong, Lijuan, Bartlam, Bernadette
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Amputation; Diabetic Foot Ulcer
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149057
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Self-management and self-care are the cornerstone of diabetes care and an essential part of successfully preventing or delaying diabetes complications. Yet, despite being armed with the required information and guidance for self-management, self-care and adherence to foot self-care recommendations a...