Identification of valid and multidimensional quality indicators in diabetic foot care, useful to study quality of care in diabetic foot clinics KU Leuven
Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is a common late-stage complication, experienced by up to 25% of diabetics in their lifetime.1,2 Its impact, both on quality of life3 and on resource utilization4, drives diabetic foot clinics (DFCs) and national healthcare systems to improve foot care organization. Monitoring of performance and providing feedback to care providers (audit-feedback), which includes benchmarking, is one strategy to improve quality ...