A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC  FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH  DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC  CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY

DR. E. PREMILA; T. HEMALATHA; DR. K. SURESH KANNA

A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY

December 2016

Vol-2, Issue-6

Paper ID: 3525

ISSN: 2395-4396

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Research Area

HEALTH SCIENCES

Keywords

Diabetic Mellitus Diabetic foot ulcer

Abstract

A Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted to stratify the risk for diabetic foot ulcer among patients with diabetes mellitus attending diabetic clinic in selected hospitals, Puducherry. The study was restricted to 125 diabetic mellitus patients, selected by convenient sampling technique. The investigator used a standardized risk stratification tool (Scottish Inter Collegiate Guidelines Network) to find out the level of risk for diabetic foot ulcer. The tool was available as open access through internet. Among the 125 type 2 diabetic patients; majority 52 (41.6%) patients were in the low-risk group for foot ulcer, 48 (38.4%) patients were in the moderate risk group and 25 (20%) were in the high risk group for foot ulcer. Age of the diabetic patients was significantly associated with the level of risk for foot ulcer.

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#	Name	Institute / Affiliation
1	DR. E. PREMILA	Chief Nursing Officer, School of Nursing, MTPG&RIHS, Puducherry, India.
2	T. HEMALATHA	Assistant Lecturer cum Demonstrator, School of Nursing, MTPG&RIHS, Puducherry, India.
3	DR. K. SURESH KANNA	Assoc. professor. Bharathiyar College of engineering & Technology, Karaikal, India

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PREMILA, DR. E., HEMALATHA, T., & KANNA, DR. K. SURESH (2016). A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 2(6), 1316-1320.

MLA Style

PREMILA, DR. E., et al. "A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 2, no. 6, 2016, pp. 1316-1320.

IEEE Style

DR. E. PREMILA, T. HEMALATHA, and DR. K. SURESH KANNA, "A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY," International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 1316-1320, 2016.

Vancouver Style

PREMILA DR. E., HEMALATHA T., KANNA DR. K. SURESH. A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education. 2016;2(6):1316-1320.

Harvard Style

PREMILA, DR. E., HEMALATHA, T., & KANNA, DR. K. SURESH (2016) 'A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY', International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 2(6), pp. 1316-1320.

Chicago Style

PREMILA, DR. E., T. HEMALATHA, and DR. K. SURESH KANNA. "A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 2, no. 6 (2016): 1316-1320.

Turabian Style

PREMILA, DR. E., T. HEMALATHA, and DR. K. SURESH KANNA. "A STUDY TO STRATIFY THE RISK FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, PUDUCHERRY." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 2, no. 6 (2016): 1316-1320.