How adults with type 2 diabetes and a chronic lower extremity wound understand the link between their wound and their diabetes management

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How adults with type 2 diabetes and a chronic lower extremity wound understand the link between their wound and their diabetes management

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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The research question: What do people with type 2 diabetes who also have a chronic lower wound understand about the management of their condition and the complication of a wound? With the number of people with type 2 diabetes in New Zealand growing so rapidly so are the number of people experiencing complications associated with this condition. High blood glucose levels can contribute to the poor healing of wounds resulting in the development of chronic wounds. This st...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2013

Creator

Beams, Lucy

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6455

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New Zealand / patients / type 2 diabetes / chronic wounds / lower extremity / lived experience / self-management / self-care / diabetic foot care / knowledge / patient education / health professionals / professional development / interviews / Health sciences / Nursing / Sub-acute care

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