How patients with diabetic foot ulcers experience telemedicine solutions: A scoping review

How patients with diabetic foot ulcers experience telemedicine solutions: A scoping review

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common, complex and severe complication of diabetes that is associated with severely decreased health‐related quality of life. Treatment of DFUs calls for a multi‐sectoral approach, incorporating interdisciplinary care pathways. Telemedicine (TM) may be used as a commu...

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Published in:International wound journal Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 1796 - 1810
Main Authors: Søndergaard, Susanne Friis, Vestergaard, Else Godsk, Andersen, Anne Bendix, Kolbæk, Raymond, Dahl, Marie, Høgh, Annette
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-05-2023
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects:
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Foot - therapy
diabetic foot ulcer
Foot diseases
Humans
Interdisciplinary aspects
Leg ulcers
Life expectancy
Medical personnel
patient experience
Patients
Professionals
Quality of Life
Review
scoping review
Smartphones
Telemedicine
wound
Wound Healing
telemedicine
wound
diabetic foot ulcer
patient experience
scoping review
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Summary:Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common, complex and severe complication of diabetes that is associated with severely decreased health‐related quality of life. Treatment of DFUs calls for a multi‐sectoral approach, incorporating interdisciplinary care pathways. Telemedicine (TM) may be used as a communication tool between caregivers across healthcare sectors to obligate the need for close follow‐up, including early intervention in preventing the recurrence of DFU. The objective of this review was to identify, examine and conceptually map the available literature on patients' experiences and views regarding the use of TM solutions among patients with DFUs. We identified the Population, Concept and Context to pinpoint the focus of this review, word the research question and title as well as facilitate the literature search strategy. The literature examined stems from 13 sources. We imposed no restrictions on the methodological approach of the included studies, neither on the format. During the review process, four main maps emerged: “A whole human not merely a hole in a human,” “Less of a burden on the family, the community and the environment,” “Competences and continuity of care are essential for high‐quality care” and “The quality and modality of the technology.” Further investigation from both the patients' and the multi‐sectoral caregivers' perspective is needed, focusing on whatever modifications of the TM intervention may fit the DFU care pathway better.
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ISSN:1742-4801
1742-481X
DOI:10.1111/iwj.14026