Feasibility of a Low-Intensity, Technology-Based Intervention for Increasing Physical Activity in Adults at Risk for a Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Mixed-Methods Study

Kristin L. Schneider,Ryan T. Crews,Vasanth Subramanian,Elizabeth Moxley,Sungsoon Hwang,Frank E. DiLiberto,Laura Aylward,Jermaine Bean,Sai V. Yalla

Feasibility of a Low-Intensity, Technology-Based Intervention for Increasing Physical Activity in Adults at Risk for a Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Mixed-Methods Study

2019

Kristin L. Schneider
Ryan T. Crews
Vasanth Subramanian
Elizabeth Moxley
Sungsoon Hwang
Frank E. DiLiberto
Laura Aylward
Jermaine Bean
Sai V. Yalla

Background:Among adults with diabetes, 19-34% will develop a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), which increases amputation risk and health care costs, and worsens quality of life. Regular physical activity...

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Physical therapy
Medicine
Diabetic foot ulcer
mHealth
Health promotion
Diabetes mellitus
Quality of life
physical activity
Health care
Amputation

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