Smart Diabetic Foot Care Application (NTUNHS)

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Diabetic Foot

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06844955

112-058B

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study developed an app for the guidance of home-based diabetic foot care to explore its impact on patients' foot assessment awareness and self-care behavior after using this app. The study also assessed the app's effectiveness in cultivating behavioral habits that are effective in managing diabetes.

Full description

Diabetes is a common chronic metabolic disease worldwide. Approximately 50% to 60% of ulcers caused by diabetes become infected, and moderate to severe infections can lead to lower limb amputation. Among amputees, the five-year mortality rate exceeds 70%.Smart devices (mobile phones, computers, etc.) are indispensable necessities to modern lives. Downloadable mobile health applications (mHealth Apps) on smartphones are widely used in medical care . The use of these apps on smartphones has created a new field in the health industry known as mobile health

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes .
2. Aged between 20 and 80 years.
3. Able to use mobile apps or tablets for health management .

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who were unconscious, had delirium, were bedridden, had cognitive impairment, or were unable to perform daily self-care.
2. Patients who refused to participate.