Health-Related Quality of Life Predicts Major Amputation and Death, but Not Healing, in People With Diabetes Presenting With Foot Ulcers: The Eurodiale Study | Zendy

Volkert Siersma | Zendy; Hanne Thorsen | Zendy; P. Holstein | Zendy; Marleen Kars | Zendy; Jan Apelqvist | Zendy; Edward B. Jude | Zendy; Alberto Piaggesi | Zendy; K. Bakker | Zendy; Michael Edmonds | Zendy; Alexandra Jirkovská | Zendy; Dı́dac Mauricio | Zendy; Gunnel Ragnarson Tennvall | Zendy; Heinrich Reike | Zendy; Maximilian Spraul | Zendy; Luigi Uccioli | Zendy; V. Urbančič | Zendy; Kristien Van Acker | Zendy; Jeff Van Baal | Zendy; Nicolaas C. Schaper | Zendy

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Health-Related Quality of Life Predicts Major Amputation and Death, but Not Healing, in People With Diabetes Presenting With Foot Ulcers: The Eurodiale Study

Author(s) -

Volkert Siersma,

Hanne Thorsen,

P. Holstein,

Marleen Kars,

Jan Apelqvist,

Edward B. Jude,

Alberto Piaggesi,

K. Bakker,

Michael Edmonds,

Alexandra Jirkovská,

Dı́dac Mauricio,

Gunnel Ragnarson Tennvall,

Heinrich Reike,

Maximilian Spraul,

Luigi Uccioli,

V. Urbančič,

Kristien Van Acker,

Jeff Van Baal,

Nicolaas C. Schaper

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc13-1212

Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , quality of life (healthcare) , diabetic foot , confounding , diabetes mellitus , physical therapy , proportional hazards model , visual analogue scale , diabetic foot ulcer , surgery , nursing , endocrinology

Low health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been consistently reported to be associated with poor prognosis for a variety of health outcomes in various settings. We aimed to evaluate whether HRQoL in patients presenting with new diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) has prognostic significance for ulcer healing, major amputation, and death.

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