Tag: health literacy

The 10-Year Warning: Early Red Flags for Limb Loss in a Nationwide Study #ActAgainstAmputation

We often view lower extremity amputation (LEA) as the culmination of a rapid clinical decline, but new data suggests the warning signs are flashing nearly a decade in advance. A large 10-year national study out of Denmark recently identified specific healthcare and sociodemographic markers that can predict amputation risk long before the situation becomes "limb... Continue Reading →

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Health Literacy predicts incident foot ulcers after 4 years – the SHELLED cohort study #ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot

This is great work from Pam Chen and coworkers. Aims/hypothesis To determine whether health literacy is associated with an index diabetes-related foot ulcer (DFU). Methods The SHELLED Study is a 4-year prospective study of people with diabetes aged over 40 with no history of DFU. The primary outcome was development of a first foot ulcer.... Continue Reading →

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