Burden of diabetes-related foot disease in North Queensland, Australia

Alahakoon, Alahakoon Appuhamilage Chanika (2023) Burden of diabetes-related foot disease in North Queensland, Australia. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

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Abstract

Chanika Alahakoon investigated the burden of Diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) in North Queensland, Australia. She found that the readmission rate following DFD was around 50% and that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had significant distal vessel disease with a higher risk of major amputation. Prevention of DFD through offloading footwear is recommended for those with DFD.

Item ID: 81196
Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Keywords: diabetes-related foot disease, diabetes, peripheral artery disease, home foot temperature monitoring, offloading footwear
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Five publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at the time of processing. Please see the Related URLs. The publications are:

[Chapter 2] Alahakoon, Chanika, Thanigaimani, Shivshankar, Seng, Leonard, Fernando, Malindu, Lazzarini, Peter, and Golledge, Jonathan (2023) A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Incidence and Risk Factors for Re-admission to Hospital in People with Diabetes Related Foot Disease. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 66 (2). pp. 195-202

[Chapter 3] Alahakoon, Chanika, Fernando, Malindu, Galappaththy, Charith, Lazzarini, Peter, Moxon, Joseph V., Jones, Rhondda, and Golledge, Jonathan (2023) Repeatability, completion time, and predictive ability of four diabetes-related foot ulcer classification systems. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 17 (1). pp. 35-41

[Chapter 4] Alahakoon, Chanika, Singh, Tejas P., Galappaththy, Charith, Charles, James, Fernando, Malindu, Lazzarini, Peter, Moxon, Joseph V., and Golledge, Jonathan (2023) Risk Factors for Hospital Re-admission for Diabetes Related Foot Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 66 (2). pp. 221-228

[Chapter 5] Alahakoon, Chanika, Singh, Tejas P., Morris, Dylan, Charles, James, Fernando, Malindu, Lazzarini, Peter, Moxon, Joseph V., and Golledge, Jonathan (2023) Cohort Study Examining the Presentation, Distribution, and Outcomes of Peripheral Artery Disease in Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Non-Indigenous Australians. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 66 (2). pp. 237-244

[Chapter 7] Alahakoon, C., Fernando, M., Galappaththy, C., Matthews, E.O., Lazzarini, P., Moxon, J.V., and Golledge, J. (2020) Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials reporting the effect of home foot temperature monitoring, patient education or offloading footwear on the incidence of diabetes-related foot ulcers. Diabetic Medicine, 37 (8). pp. 1266-1279

Date Deposited: 11 Dec 2023 23:06
FoR Codes: 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420602 Health equity @ 30%
42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420605 Preventative health care @ 30%
32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology > 320101 Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) @ 40%
SEO Codes: 21 INDIGENOUS > 2103 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health > 210302 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status and outcomes @ 30%
20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200101 Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions @ 40%
20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200105 Treatment of human diseases and conditions @ 30%
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