Creating a Model for Nurse Leadership in the Multi-disciplinary Management of Diabetic Foot Complications in Uganda and Tanzania.
At the present time there is no comprehensive service for diabetic patients in Uganda or Zanzibar. The project aims to put foundations in place for such a service. Neither is there an established commitment to (or mechanism for) user and patient engagement. The aim of this study is to reduce the prevalence of diabetic foot complications in adults with type 2 diabetes in Uganda and Tanzania by introducing a structured self-management educational programme. The team will support clinicians to develop and evaluate a structured, culturally congruent, self-management educational programme for adults with type 2 diabetes who attend hospital in Uganda and Tanzania (as a consequence of their first health seeking behaviour). The purpose of the programme is to empower adults with type 2 diabetes to self-manage their condition to target reducing associated risks, such as nerve damage, poor circulation to lower limbs/foot, structural damages that can lead to diabetic foot ulcers and amputation.
Team: Dr Melanie Stephens, Professor Louise Ackers, Rincy Sajiith, Dr Dan Parker, Emma Donald, Jennifer Dickson, Dr Ahlaam Amour, Mr Muslih Kadika, Ms Hannah Kemiyonda, Mr Timothy Isingoma, Derrick Bahandira, Rachel Namiiro, Dr James Ackers-Johnson, Mr Allan Ndawula, Sheba Pradeep. Note Alex Clarke Cornwell assisted with SR.