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Identification of valid and multidimensional quality indicators in diabetic foot care, useful to study quality of care in diabetic foot clinics- SQUIRMYFOOT (Scope of quality of care monitoring in the treatment of the diabetic foot)
Publication Type: Dissertation Authors: Flora Mbela Lusendi Source: Sciensano (2024) Health Topics: Quality of healthcare Qualité des soins de santé Kwaliteit van de gezondheidszorg Diabetes Diabète Diabetes Service: Étude des soins de santé Gezondheids ...
Evolution of patient characteristics and outcomes concerning diabetic foot ulcer care in Belgium between 2008 and 2020
multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinic outcomes Abstract: Background/Aims: Since 2005, recognized Belgian multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinics (MDFC s) participate to biennial audit-feedback cycles, allowing to ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
the multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinic of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital Aalst, Belgium. DFS- SF items were reverse-coded so that high DFS- SF scores indicate better quality of life. Reliability was ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinic of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital Aalst, Belgium. Reliability was assessed through the test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)), internal consistency ...
Sex differences in diabetic foot ulcer severity and outcome in Belgium
multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Clinics (IQED-Foot) Study Group Source: PlosOne, Volume 18, Issue 2 (2023) Keywords: diabetic foot ulcer IQED-Foot outcome sex difference Abstract: Background Sex differences are ...
Evolution and determinants of glycaemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Belgium: A 10-year period observational real-world study
clinical and demographic characteristics of young patients (≤18 years) with type 1 diabetes (T1D) on a national level. Here we present the evolution of the hemoglobin A1 c (HbA1c) between 2008 and 2019 and ...
The COVID-19 pandemic minimally interfered with delivery of care and did not result in worse outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
14/03 until 03/05/2020 during which only urgent medical care was allowed. In a first phase of this study, we showed that diabetic foot clinics (DFC) remained accessible to patients and that the impact of ...
Bottom-up approach to build a ‘precision’ risk factor classification for diabetic foot ulcer healing. Proof-of-concept
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Flora Mbela Lusendi; Giovanni Arnoldo Matricali; An-Sofie Vanherwegen; Kris Doggen; Frank Nobels Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical ...
International comparison of glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes: an update and extension.
international comparison of glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes. METHODS: Data were obtained for 520,392 children and adults with type 1 diabetes from 17 population and five clinic-based data sources ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation rate and severity of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
diabetic foot clinics (DFC s) were advised by the professional associations to consider all active diabetic foot problem as urgent. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of these restrictions on the ...