Table 5 Access and referral to specialist multi-disciplinary teams
Total | Public | Private | pValue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M (IQR) | M (IQR) | |||
Do you have access to a specialist multi-d foot team? | 212/287 (74%) | 120/147 (82%) | 92/140 (66%) | 0.002 |
How often did you refer diabetic foot ulceration? | 4 (3 – 6) | 5 (4 – 6) | 4 (3 – 6) | < 0.001 |
How often did you refer deep foot ulceration (probing to tendon, joint or bone)? | 7 (4 – 7) | 6 (6 – 7) | 7 (2.5 – 7) | 0.144 |
How often did you refer ulcers not reducing in size after 4 weeks? | 5 (4 – 7) | 5 (4 – 7) | 5.5 (3.5 – 7) | 0.124 |
How often did you refer ulcers in patients with absent foot pulses? | 6 (4 – 7) | 6 (4 – 7) | 6 (3.5 – 7) | 0.394 |
How often did you refer ulcers with ascending cellulitis? | 7 (5 – 7) | 7 (6 – 7) | 7 (4 – 7) | 0.359 |
How often did you refer suspected Charcot’s neuroarthropathy? | 7 (5 – 7) | 7 (6 – 7) | 7 (2.5 – 7) | 0.688 |
Do you have access to an expert foot care consultation via telehealth? | 31/283 (11%) | 29/145 (20%) | 2/138 (1%) | < 0.001 |