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JWOCN0922A
Learning Outcome: Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of a study exploring patients' perception of reasons contributing to delays in seeking help and referral to a wound care specialist for a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
Learning Objectives: After completing this continuing professional development activity, the participant will apply knowledge gained to:
1. Recognize the background information the authors considered when planning and evaluating their study of patients' perception of reasons contributing to delays in seeking help for a DFU.
2. Identify the characteristics of the study participants.
3. Select the results of the study that relate to participants' delays in seeking help for a DFU.
4. Choose the results of the study that relate to delays in referral to a wound care specialist for a DFU.
1. In their previous research, the authors found that the individuals who sought help at the onset of DFU experienced delays of how long before referral to a wound care clinic?
a. 7 to 10 days
b. 2 to 4 weeks
c. 4 weeks to 3 months.
2. Included in the methodology of the current study was a framework for analyzing how participants' current situation occurred and how their experience with this situation is influenced by interpretations of past experiences, which is called
a. social creative constructionism.
b. constructivist grounded theory.
c. symbolic interactionism.
3. Slightly more than half of the participants in the this study reported a DFU duration of
a. 2 to 7 months.
b. 8 to 12 months.
c. more than 12 months.
4. What proportion of the participants stated that they received no formal education about foot care and how to prevent diabetes-related foot disease?
a. few
b. most
c. all
5. Most of the participants reported that they did not associate the onset of DFU with diabetes and thus ignored the ulcer
a. because it did not hurt.
b. until they realized it was not resolving.
c. since they expected to get these kinds of lesions.
6. Most participants described the real onset of foot ulceration as a
a. red spot similar to a rash.
b. tiny hole that did not seem relevant.
c. feeling like they were stepping on a sharp object.
7. Although participants had often used over-the-counter (OTC) antibiotic ointments to self-manage their DFU, they reported that they
a. only helped for a short period of time.
b. caused other problems, such as itching and drainage.
c. delayed seeking medical attention since they had OTC options.
8. Although some participants identified the onset of a DFU and promptly sought help, they encountered delays in being referred to a wound care specialist because their primary providers
a. were aware that there were long waits for specialty care.
b. encouraged them to try self-care treatment measures first.
c. did not seem knowledgeable about the appropriate care pathway.
9. In addition to what the authors found, they reported that a recent systematic review by Nickinson et al. (2020) investigating delays in the management of DFU identified which of the following as a barrier to engaging in health-seeking behaviors?
a. living alone
b. lower socioeconomic status
c. lack of a strong support network
10. The largest group of consumers of OTC medications in North America is
a. parents of young children.
b. middle aged adults.
c. older adults.