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Initiative pour la Promotion de la Qualité et l’Epidémiologie dans les Cliniques multidisciplinaires du Pied Diabétique (IPQED-Pied). Résultats de la 7e collecte de données (années d’audit 2020-2021)
suivantes peuvent être tirées : Malgré la pandémie de COVID-19, le délai médian de présentation des patients dans les centres était de trois semaines lors de l’audit le plus récent, ce qui était ...
Evolution of patient characteristics and outcomes concerning diabetic foot ulcer care in Belgium between 2008 and 2020
study the epidemiology of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and monitor/improve quality of care. We investigated how patient and foot characteristics, treatment and outcome evolved between 2008 and 2020. ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) negatively affect the quality of life (QoL) of people with diabetes. The DFU Scale Short Form (DFS- SF) is a validated disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
affect the quality of life (QoL) of people with diabetes. The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for measuring physical functioning in patients with lower ...
Sex differences in diabetic foot ulcer severity and outcome in Belgium
increasingly recognized to play an important role in the epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of many diseases. This study aims to describe differences between sexes in patient characteristics, ulcer severity ...
Evolution and determinants of glycaemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Belgium: A 10-year period observational real-world study
clinical and demographic characteristics of young patients (≤18 years) with type 1 diabetes (T1D) on a national level. Here we present the evolution of the hemoglobin A1 c (HbA1c) between 2008 and 2019 and ...
The COVID-19 pandemic minimally interfered with delivery of care and did not result in worse outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
14/03 until 03/05/2020 during which only urgent medical care was allowed. In a first phase of this study, we showed that diabetic foot clinics (DFC) remained accessible to patients and that the impact of ...
Bottom-up approach to build a ‘precision’ risk factor classification for diabetic foot ulcer healing. Proof-of-concept
identify independent predictors of DFU healing. Methods: 1,664 DFU patients were included by 34 Belgian diabetic foot clinics (DFC s). Twenty-one patient- and foot-related characteristics were recorded at ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation rate and severity of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
Between January 1st and September 30th, patient and ulcer characteristics were recorded for 887 consecutive patients with DFU s of Wagner 2 or higher. Based on the date of presentation in the DFC, patients ...
The COVID-19 pandemic strongly reduced the presentation rate of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium, but the impact on severity was limited to slightly larger lesions
14/03 until 03/05/2020. Free movement was restricted and only urgent medical care was allowed. Although diabetic foot clinics (DFC) were advised to treat all foot problems as urgent, patients were ...