Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics influencing health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcers and those without foot ulcers | Zendy

Zahra Yekta | Zendy; R Pourali | Zendy; Mohammad Ghasemi-rad | Zendy

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Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics influencing health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcers and those without foot ulcers

Author(s) -

Zahra Yekta,

R Pourali,

Mohammad Ghasemi-rad

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

diabetes metabolic syndrome and obesity

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853

H-Index - 43

ISSN - 1178-7007

DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s27050

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic foot , quality of life (healthcare) , foot (prosody) , diabetes mellitus , glycemic , health related quality of life , diabetic foot ulcer , physical therapy , disease , linguistics , philosophy , nursing , endocrinology

A number of studies have demonstrated that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is negatively affected by diabetic foot ulcers. The aim of this study was to compare HRQoL in diabetic patients with and without foot ulcers and to determine demographic and clinical factors influencing HRQoL.

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