Results from a community based diabetic foot screening campaign

Results from a community based diabetic foot screening campaign

A community-based diabetic foot screening campaign was introduced during one week in the French-speaking part of Switzerland to emphasize the preventive impact of systematic foot inspections. Of 494 screened people, 46 % never had their feet checked - and as many as 63% if only standardized examinat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revue médicale suisse 2022-05, Vol.18 (780), p.909
Hauptverfasser: Chinet, Léonie, Rossat, Myriam, Hagon-Traub, Isabelle, Quarroz, Alexandra, Comte, Evelyne, Egli, Marc, Czock, Astrid
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Zusammenfassung:A community-based diabetic foot screening campaign was introduced during one week in the French-speaking part of Switzerland to emphasize the preventive impact of systematic foot inspections. Of 494 screened people, 46 % never had their feet checked - and as many as 63% if only standardized examinations according to the recommendations are considered. The risk of diabetic foot complications may appear as early as a few years after diagnosis, underlining the importance of a systematic annual check-up.
ISSN:1660-9379