Effects of diabetes‐related foot ulcer depth on healing days, cost, and quality of life: A prospective observational study
The relationship between the depth of the diabetes-related foot ulcers, and the healing days, cost, and QOL was examined.Depth 4 and 5 ulcers, namely beyond the tendons, exhibited significantly longer healing days and higher costs than Depth 2 and 3 ulcers. As for QOL, there were no significant differences in utility values between the depth categories.Results on healing time and cost reiterate the importance of early consultation, especially before the depth becomes deeper than the tendon.
Authors
- Hiromi Sanada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1912-1251)
- Nurmila Sari
- Makoto Oe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-1608)
- Suriadi Jais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5794-7826)
- Agung Sasongko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0875-4144)
- Haryanto Haryanto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3711-1885)
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University (JP)
- Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia (ID)
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.2273
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.72