Relationship of visual impairment and peripheral artery disease with the occurrence of diabetic foot ulcers in Dr. Moewardi Hospital

Frontiers of Nursing

Yetti Krisna¹  Herawati Tuti¹  Purwanti Okti Sri² 

[1] Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Depok16424, Indonesia;School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Kartasura57162, Indonesia;

关键词: visual impairment;    peripheral artery disease;    foot ulcers;    diabetes mellitus;    artery disease;    retinopathy;   

DOI  :  10.2478/FON-2019-0023

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

One of the diabetes mellitus (DM) complications is foot ulcers. Foot ulcers are influenced by many factors. DM puts patients at risk of injury because of visual impairment. Hyperglycemia can damage blood vessels, which results in peripheral artery disease (PAD). The purpose of this study was to find the relationship of visual impairment and PAD with diabetic foot ulcers.

【 授权许可】

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