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Table 3 Range and frequency of foot self-management actions and risk behaviours across interventions

From: Behaviour change approaches for individuals with diabetes to improve foot self-management: a scoping review

  

Routine self care

Trauma avoidance

Warning signs and actions

Daily technical skills

General technical skills

Daily risk prevention measures

General risk prevention measures

Self screening

Decision making

Author

Year

moisturise daily

Wash and or dry feet daily

Massage feet daily

Stretching and strengthening exercises

Dry or no moisturiser between toes

Dry feet

cut or file nails regularly

Gentle debridement of callus

Wear cotton socks

wear socks that fit

wear shoes that fit,

Use closed shoes

Examine shoes for cracks

Wear socks when wearing shoes

Inspect inside shoes

wear insoles all of the day time

Avoid using abrasives

never walk barefoot

get corns treated by a podiatrist

Get your feet checked by a professional once a year

keep useful numbers handy

Record foot temp daily

Inspect feet daily

When to reduce activity levels

When to seek professional help

Borges

2008

x

   

x

x

x

  

x

x

 

x

   

x

x

    

x

  

Cerrahoglu

2016

   

x

                     

Chantelau

1994

          

x

    

x

         

Lifeeng Fan

2013

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

  

x

x

        

x

  

x

 

x

Lifeng Fan

2013

                         

Hamalainene

1998

x

x

 

x

  

x

          

x

x

      

Iunes

2014

x

  

x

x

x

x

 

x

  

x

    

x

x

    

x

  

Keukenkamp

2018

          

x

    

x

 

x

       

Kruger

1992

 

x

    

x

x

  

x

           

x

 

x

Lavery

2007

                     

x

x

x

x

Lavery

2012

          

x

    

x

         

Ledda

1997

x

     

x

             

x

 

x

 

x

Liang

2012

x

x

                    

x

  

Lincoln

2008

x

x

   

x

           

x

    

x

 

x

Ronnemaa

1997

x

x

 

x

  

x

x

  

x

  

x

   

x

x

      

Skafield

2015

          

x

          

x

x

x

x

Li

2018

x

x

  

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

   

x

  

x

 

x

  

x

  

Searle

2019

   

x

                     

Vatankhah

2009

x

x

    

x

    

x

 

x

        

x

 

x