I Cannot Afford Off-loading Boots:: Perceptions of Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Engagement in Self-management of Diabetic Foot Ulcer

• Autores: Deborah Tregunno, Maria del Pilar Camargo Plazas, Idevania G. Costa
• Localización: Advances in Nursing Science, ISSN 0161-9268, Vol. 43, Nº 4, 2020, págs. 322-337
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study aimed at uncovering the factors influencing individuals' ability to engage in self-management of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and presenting a theoretical model depicting these factors and the outcomes. We used constructivist grounded theory methodology to guide this study and recruited 30 participants with an active DFU attending a wound care clinic in Ontario, Canada. The study's findings indicate that participants' engagement in self-management of DFU was influenced by internal and external factors. While some factors contributed to enhance participants' engagement in everyday self-management, others seemed to have prevented them from achieving engagement and hence the desired DFU outcomes.