Balance Confidence Challenges Affecting the Activities of Non-Amputee Diabetic Neuropathy Patients with Foot Ulcers: Association Study

B a c k g r o u n d : Patients with diabetes mellitus develop neuropathy and associated foot ulcers as the disease progresses.They experience difficulties with balance confidence in undertaking functional activities contributing to mobility deficits.O b j e c t i v e : To find association between balance confidence level and mobility with diabetic foot ulcers among non-amputee diabetic patients.M e t h o d o l o g y : An analytical cross sectional study was conducted on 197 patients from January to May 2023.Data was collected from public and private teaching hospitals in Sialkot.The epi-tool software and convenient sampling techniques was used to obtain the sample size.The Activities Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) was used as outcome measuring tool, Time Up & Go test (TUG) was used as clinical mobility test.Diabetic neuropathic patients with diagnosed grade 0-4 foot ulcers (Meggitt Wagner classification); without foot amputation aged 40-70 years were included whereas individuals with metabolic syndrome, diabetic foot ulcers with extensive gangrene of grade 5 and amputations, congenital and autoimmune diseases were excluded from the study.Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22.The chi-square test was used to find the association between variables.R e s u l t s : Out of 197 participants the mean age of the participants was 54.80 9.03 years;