It is not diabetic foot: it is my foot

Objective: To examine the experiences of patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Method: This qualitative study, using patient interviews, focused on how inpatients receiving treatment for diabetes experience the disease. Patients were selected using a purposive sampling method. Results: A total of 15 patients participated in the study. Following analysis of patient interviews, four main themes were determined: ‘developing diabetic foot’,...