caa a22 4500 475847636 CHVBK 20180406123919.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1008979825851 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1008979825851 The health status of diabetic patients receiving orthotic therapy [Elektronische Daten] [S. Davies, O. Gibby, C. Phillips, P. Price, W. Tyrrell] Diabetes has a major impact on the quality of life and those with related foot ulcers are among those most affected. The main aim of the study, which was carried out over an 18-month time period, was to compare the self-reported health status of a group of diabetic patients receiving orthotic therapy with that of other groups who did not receive the therapy. A sample of 280 was recruited from patients with type I and type II diabetes. The study group comprised four groups of patients: those receiving orthotic therapy (insoles) for pedal complications as a result of their diabetes; those with diabetes mellitus, without complications of the disease affecting their foot; those with unilateral lower limb amputation and those with active ulceration who had not been prescribed footwear. The specialised orthotic intervention resulted in statistically significant improvements in health status (p < 0.05), (measured using the SF-36) both physically and mentally, for patients with at-risk feet and should become an integral part of the treatment regime for diabetics with at-risk feet. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 Diabetes nationallicence Health status nationallicence SF-36 nationallicence Ulceration nationallicence Davies S. School of Health Science, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK aut Gibby O. Glan Hafren NHS Trust, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK aut Phillips C. School of Health Science, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK aut Price P. Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK aut Tyrrell W. Wales Centre for Podiatric Studies, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK aut Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/2(2000-03-01), 233-240 0962-9343 9:2<233 2000 9 11136 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008979825851 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008979825851 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Davies S. School of Health Science, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gibby O. Glan Hafren NHS Trust, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Phillips C. School of Health Science, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Price P. Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tyrrell W. Wales Centre for Podiatric Studies, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/2(2000-03-01), 233-240 0962-9343 9:2<233 2000 9 11136 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer