A quarter of diabetic patients miss out on annual foot checks, UK survey warns

NewsBot · Nov 18, 2011

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A quarter of diabetic patients miss out on annual foot checks, UK survey warns

One in four patients with diabetes have not had their feet checked in the previous year, despite annual foot checks being recommended as part of routine care to prevent complications, a new UK online survey shows.
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BMJ 2011;343:bmj.d7405

Tuckersm · Nov 20, 2011

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A quarter of diabetic patients miss out on annual foot checks, UK survey warns
BMJ 2011;343:bmj.d7405
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So if that means that 75% did, I think that is much higher than it would be in Aus.

NewsBot · Aug 2, 2020

Association of Risk Factors with Receiving a Foot Check in People With Diabetes: NHANES 2013-2016
Mark W Cornwall et al
Prim Care Diabetes. 2020 Jul 25

Aims: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends annual foot examinations for those with diabetes. The factors related to who receives an annual examination is not completely understood. This study aims to identify factors that influence whether individuals with diabtes had their feet checked for sores or irritations.

Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), were analyzed to determine the factors that influence whether an annual foot check was performed.

Results: Participants with abnormal A1C (> 6.5%) had higher odds of having their feet checked compared to those with a normal A1C (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.61; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.28-5.30). The presence of retinopathy (AOR = 2.76; 95% CI:1.13-6.73) or kidney disease (AOR = 2.37; 95% CI:1.11-5.03) also increased the odds of a foot check. Finally, the number of risk factors for diabetic complications was significantly associated with having a foot check when modeled as a continuous variable (AOR = 1.36; 95% CI: 1.14-1.63).

Conclusions: Whether an individual received an annual foot check for sores or irritations was influenced by the number of risk factors they had, especially an elevated A1C value, and the presence of retinopathy or kidney disease.
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