David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD
The authors performed a qualitative study via interviews to investigate how patients perceive and understand their foot issues over a period of about one year. A total of 15 subjects participated, and the researchers found important data in two primary areas: how patients perceive foot ulceration and how patients perceive relevant timing with respect to foot ulceration. This included limited understanding of foot ulceration, close observation of foot problems and barriers to ulcer perception, including timing of when perception of the seriousness of the foot ulcer changed. The authors concluded that there is significant potential for education to positively impact these challenges … read more