Diabetes care
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Evaluation of the impact of podiatrist care in the primary prevention of foot problems in diabetic subjects.
To evaluate the influence of podiatrist activities on the outpatient care of diabetic patients in terms of knowledge of diabetic foot care, self-care, and minor foot problems. ⋯ Education and primary preventive measures provided individually by a podiatrist result in significant improvements in knowledge and foot self-care scores and in improvements in the prevalence of some minor foot problems. Long-term studies are needed to evaluate whether the intervention of podiatrists starting at an early phase would lead to a reduction in major foot problems.