Invest. educ. enferm; 40 (2), 2022

Objective. This work sought to design and validate a self-care instrument to prevent diabetic foot in Colombian adults with diabetes. Methods. Psychometric study in which an instrument was designed to measure self-care to prevent diabetic foot according to the Medium Range Theory of Self-care in chronic ...

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Invest. educ. enferm; 38 (3), 2020

Objective: To evaluate changes in the quality of life of patients with chronic wounds. Methods: Quantitative research with a cross-sectional design performed with 100 patients with chronic wounds from a university hospital and a Basic Health Unit in southern Brazil. The mean values of the domains of the ...

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Invest. educ. enferm; 35 (3), 2017

Objective. To describe the development of the bacterial cellulose coating with anti-inflammatory Ibuprofen (BC/Ibu) and to evaluate the cicatrization process with its use in patients with chronic wounds of venous and diabetic etiology. Methods. Longitudinal descriptive study. The cellulose membrane, cult...

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