Insights Into Self‐Care of Feet When Living With Diabetes: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Interview Study
Kristofer Björk, Henrik Eriksson, Ulla Hellstrand Tang, Susanne Andersson · 2026
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Description
Foot care is a daily duty for people with diabetes, since small wounds can spiral into serious harm. Kristofer Björk and co-authors interviewed eleven Swedish adults with diabetes in 2026 about how they learned that care. The volunteers, aged fifty-three to eighty-seven, were found through a diabetes magazine and word of mouth.
Learning came slowly, shaped by body signals, family help, and meetings with health staff, rather than by facts alone. Three themes ran through the talks: the social side of care, the felt presence of the feet, and taking knowledge into one's own hands. Knowing why care mattered fueled motivation. The authors urge staff to build on patients' lived knowledge through dialogue and shared reflection, not lectures.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kristofer Björk, Henrik Eriksson, Ulla Hellstrand Tang, Susanne Andersson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |