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Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
present in 31.7% of the patients, neuropathy in 88.5%. Most DFU were deep (93.2%) and showed signs of infection (60,6%). ICC of the different DFS- SF subscales ranged from 0.36 to 0.84. Cronbach’s alpha was ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
and mean diabetes duration of 20.1±12.5 years. 81 patients (83.5%) had type 2 diabetes. Ischemia was present in 31.7% of the patients, neuropathy in 88.5%. Most DFU were deep (93.2%) and showed signs of ...
Bottom-up approach to build a ‘precision’ risk factor classification for diabetic foot ulcer healing. Proof-of-concept
It is crucial to identify essential prognostic variables to streamline therapeutic actions and quality-of-care audits. Although SINBAD and University of Texas (UT), the most frequently used prognostic ...
International comparison of glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes: an update and extension.
sub-optimal for most people with Type 1 diabetes. Health Topics: Quality of healthcare Diabetes Qualité des soins de santé Kwaliteit van de gezondheidszorg Diabète Diabetes Service: Étude des soins de santé ...
Declining offloading rates in Belgian Recognized Diabetic Foot Clinics (RDFC): results from an audit-feedback quality improvement initiative.
off-loading techniques around the ulcer (felt, orthoses). 4. No off-loading. In case of multiple means of off-loading, the most elaborate one was selected. Results /Discussion: Population characteristics in ...
Care delivery and outcomes among Belgian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
patients with type 1 diabetes, aged 0-18 years. Questionnaires were used to collect data on demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as process of care completion and outcomes of care in 2008. Most ...
Initiative for quality improvement and epidemiology among children and adolescents with diabetes (IQECAD)
(from 7.3% to 8.2%). Incidence of severe hypoglycemia was 30 per 100 patient-years. Admissions for ketoacidosis had a rate of 3.2 per 100 patient-years. Most patients lived with both biological or ...