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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 ...
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 ...
Health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulceration: study protocol for adaptation and validation of patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) in Dutch-speaking patients.
INTRODUCTION: Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is a common late-stage complication of diabetes with a large impact on health status and quality of life. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROM s) provide ...
Clinical action measures improve the reliability of feedback on quality of care in diabetes centres: a retrospective cohort study.
classical TM. METHODS: Data was used from 3421 diabetes patients treated in 95 centres, collected in two consecutive retrospective data collections. Patients met the TM when their index value was below ...
Implementation of a quality improvement initiative in Belgian diabetic foot clinics: feasibility and initial results.
first 52 patients presenting with a Wagner grade ≥ 2 diabetic foot ulcer or acute neuropathic osteoarthropathy that year. Quality improvement was encouraged by meetings and by anonymous benchmarking of ...
What determines inclusion in the early phase of the type 2 diabetes care trajectory in Belgium?
2 diabetes mellitus patients (T2DM) based on Wagner’s chronic care model. The goal of this CT is to optimise the quality of care using an integrated multidisciplinary approach. This study aims to identify ...
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 ...
Cardiovascular risk factors and complications associated with albuminuria and impaired renal function in insulin-treated diabetes.
METHODS: Cross-sectional study including 7640 insulin-treated diabetic patients (33% type 1) treated in specialist diabetes centers. Albuminuria was defined as ≥30 mg/g, 20 mg/L, 20 μg/min or 30 mg/24 h. ...