Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand

Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand

The data on sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problems are scarce in Thailand. This report used data found in a database with patients involved in multidisciplinary foot care. Of the 511 patients with diabetes, 475 (93.0%) patients had type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of foot...

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Main Author: Kittipan Rerkasem
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-502222018-09-04T04:26:44Z Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand Kittipan Rerkasem Medicine The data on sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problems are scarce in Thailand. This report used data found in a database with patients involved in multidisciplinary foot care. Of the 511 patients with diabetes, 475 (93.0%) patients had type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of foot ulcers in diabetic patients was 12.5% and the amputation rate was 1.4%. A total of 32.7% of patients suffered from neuropathic problems. Barefoot walking inside the house was found 55.4% of the time, and this seemed to link closely with Thai sociocultural practices. Improvement in foot care was a direct result of foot care education. © The Author(s) 2011. 2018-09-04T04:26:44Z 2018-09-04T04:26:44Z 2011-06-01 Journal 15526941 15347346 2-s2.0-79959550329 10.1177/1534734611406102 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79959550329&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50222
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Kittipan Rerkasem
Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand
description The data on sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problems are scarce in Thailand. This report used data found in a database with patients involved in multidisciplinary foot care. Of the 511 patients with diabetes, 475 (93.0%) patients had type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of foot ulcers in diabetic patients was 12.5% and the amputation rate was 1.4%. A total of 32.7% of patients suffered from neuropathic problems. Barefoot walking inside the house was found 55.4% of the time, and this seemed to link closely with Thai sociocultural practices. Improvement in foot care was a direct result of foot care education. © The Author(s) 2011.
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title Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand
title_short Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand
title_full Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand
title_fullStr Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Sociocultural practices and epidemiology of diabetic foot problem: Lessons from a study in Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand
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