Patient‐reported outcomes in diabetes‐related foot conditions: Is patient experience influenced by ethnicity? A mixed‐methods systematic review
Authors' conclusion
DRFC profoundly and negatively impacts patient-reported outcomes and experience, with limited evidence suggesting an influence of ethnicity.
Study context
- Population
- People with diabetes-related foot conditions (DRFC); original articles assessing any patient-reported outcome or experience and reporting participant ethnicity; databases searched from inception to 16 August 202323 studies
- Outcome
- Patient-reported outcomes and experience in DRFC, and influence of ethnicity
Methodological detailssequential contingent synthesis, study design-specific quality tools
- Sequential contingent synthesis
- Study design-specific quality tools
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
- DRFC had a largely negative impact on social and daily life, work, emotional and psychological well-being, necessitating dependence on emotional, social and/or religious support, experienced differently by different groups
- Patient DRFC knowledge and self-care habits typically suboptimal; hope and feeling of control varied between groups
- Outcomes varied slightly between ethnicities, with some ethnicity-specific themes (beliefs about disease cause, footwear habits)
- Quantitative and qualitative findings mostly congruent
- 11 qualitative, 11 quantitative and one mixed-methods studies
Original publication
Patient‐reported outcomes in diabetes‐related foot conditions: Is patient experience influenced by ethnicity? A mixed‐methods systematic review. Diabet Med. Published 5 August 2024. doi:10.
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