Background
In order to diminish the detrimental consequences associated with diabetic foot ulcers, a common sense based treatment approach must be implemented. Thus  if  intensive education and training provided to the patients with foot complications the progress of ulcer can be prevented and  reduce the risk of new ulcer formation which will  reduce the cost of  treatment by increasing the wound healability rate.
Aim
The aim of the study was to observe the impact of intensive foot care  education in high risk foot ulcer patients.
Method
The two intervention groups were taught with similar content but with different methods. The group A was taught in a one hour lecture  and the  group B  was taught by using the integrated method [lecture + watching Power Point slides  + role playing + implementation of self care practices in the presence of the instructor]. The effect of education intervention was observed through rate of wound healability. 

Results
The above study showed that self-care education could significantly affect on healing of diabetic foot ulcer especially in terms of ulcers surface area. The reduction in mean wound size area  per week in group A patients is not showing 100% closure within 12 weeks but is prolonged upto 27 or more weeks due to lack of appropriate education which led to non adherence of the patients of group A towards the treatment. The reduction in mean wound size area  per week in group B patients is  showing 100% closure within 12 weeks due to intense intervention of foot care education which led to adherence of the patients of group B towards the treatment regimen.
Discussion
The comparison between the two curves shows a shifting of healed curve more towards the ideal than that of not healed curve. The results were encouraging as the mean decrease in ulcer surface area was more in the intense education intervention group B (60%) which signifies a  20% higher rate of healing than group A patients (40% ).
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Intervention of diabetes foot care &amp; education in practices to increase healability rate of ulcers in type 2 DM

Intervention of diabetes foot care & education in practices to increase healability rate of ulcers in type 2 DM