Intensive Education Improves Knowledge, Compliance, and Foot Problems in Type 2 Diabetes

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Abstract
Despite the established role of foot care education in diabetes management, reports evaluating such interventions are rare. The effectiveness of an intensive foot care intervention programme and a conventional one were therefore compared in Type 2 diabetes. The intensive group showed significantly greater improvements than the conventional group in foot care knowledge (p < 0.001), compliance with the recommended foot care routine (p = 0.012), and compliance with the initial advice to consult a podiatrist (other than the project podiatrist) for further treatment (p = 0.008). At the first follow‐up visit the intensive group also showed a significantly greater reduction in the number of foot problems requiring treatment than the conventional group.