What is it about?
The article explains the relationships the problem of diabetic foot ulcer with physical, psychological, social and enviromental factors and present it in different social-cultural conditions of Visegrad countries.
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Why is it important?
We need think that some health problenms are not only connect with physical disability but also the psychological factors and enviroment can help keep quality of life in spite of worse health conditionsof patients.
Perspectives
The problem of diabetic foot ulcers is really very serious for patients who are often under fear of amputation and it often could lead to depression and it starts elf-struck circle, it doesn´t help to heal of diabetic foot ulcer. Psychological well-beeing and comfortable enviroment at health care facilities and at home are also very important to patients.
Dr Jana Nemcová
Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Nursing department
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This page is a summary of: Quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcer in Visegrad countries, Journal of Clinical Nursing, February 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13508.
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