A Telephone Survey Describing Self-Reported Adherence to Off-Loading Devices in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
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http://hdl.handle.net/10755/17964Acquisition Type
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2019-07-26T15:14:01ZAuthor Details
Leigh-Anne Victoria Underhill, BScN, and Carly Ryan Simpson, BScN - Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University, St. Joseph's Primary Care Diabetes Support Program, London, ON, CanadaLead Author Sigma Affliation
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We describe the results of a 12-week pilot where pressure offloading devices were made available to eligible patients with diabetic foot ulcers being treated in a diabetes management clinic. The novel Offloading Adherence Scale, developed from two previously validated instruments, was used to capture self-reported measures of adherence.
