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Evolution of patient characteristics and outcomes concerning diabetic foot ulcer care in Belgium between 2008 and 2020
faster presentation to the MDFC with less severe DFU, the outcome did not change over time and even a slight decrease in healed DFU after 6 months could be observed. A negative trend towards less ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
criterion validity could be confirmed. However, the construct validity was not optimal and the scale was not sensitive to ulcer change during follow-up in our patient population. The LEFS provided only minor ...
Bottom-up approach to build a ‘precision’ risk factor classification for diabetic foot ulcer healing. Proof-of-concept
insights and allows to tailor the classification to certain clinical settings. These 5 parameters could be used as a ‘precision classification’ for specialized DFC s. Health Topics: Quality of healthcare ...
Core Standards of the EUBIROD Project. Defining a European Diabetes Data Dictionary for Clinical Audit and Healthcare Delivery.
a common standard that could be used by all. The minimum dataset defined 53 data items that were classified according to their feasibility and validity. Mappings and standardised definitions were used to ...
Negative determinants of diabetic foot ulcer healing: 6-month follow-up of a large multicentre cohort
for QI purposes, yielded a similar set of negative determinants of healing, thus highlighting their external validity. Our findings could be incorporated in a useful QI tool in which risk-adjusted ...
What determines inclusion in the early phase of the type 2 diabetes care trajectory in Belgium?
those who are able to make progress in their disease trajectories. In the future, more attention could be paid to also include more high-risk patients. Health Topics: Diabète Diabetes Service: Étude des ...