ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Clin. Diabetes Healthc.
Sec. Diabetes Self-Management
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcdhc.2025.1590570
Diabetic Foot Talk-Time: framework for effective communication in diabetic foot management
Provisionally accepted
Lavinia Cacciatore1*
Marco Meloni2- 1Master Podopatia Diabetica Università degli studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
- 2Unità Piede Diabetico Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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The study underscores the need for reliable, accessible resources, including multimedia support for active health education aimed at both healthcare professionals and diabetic patients at risk of foot complications. Based on these findings, a prototype framework was developed-a web platform designed to support professionals and diabetic patients with features such as daily podiatric routines, alert systems, instructional images, and practical examples to integrate into clinical practice. Additionally, the platform includes a community space for feedback and interprofessional communication. The vision is to develop a mobile application a "virtual network of connection" designed to enhance the training of healthcare professionals and improve the care of diabetics with at-risk feet. This online framework could serve as a valuable tool to motivate and guide both professionals and patients along a path of effective prevention and care. By integrating into a secure web-based health network, it aims to provide accessible, reliable resources for better management of diabetic foot health.
Keywords: Diabetic Foot, Effective communication, prevention, Information and comm. technologies (ICT), Educational therapy, Interdisciplinariety
Received: 09 Mar 2025; Accepted: 06 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Cacciatore and Meloni. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Lavinia Cacciatore, Master Podopatia Diabetica Università degli studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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