This comparative study was
purposefully designed to reflect true-tolife
patient health behaviour. Therefore,
footwear, socks, exact amount and
technique of product application, activities
following application, frequency of bathing,
use of different soaps, for example, were
not controlled and thus their effect
cannot be excluded. However, with the
participants acting as their own control
this allowed for fair comparison between
feet. The methodology design reflects the
complex nature of providing diabetic foot
health education. Confounding factors
such as concordance and contamination
were accounted for but could not be
controlled. In clinical practice, patients are
advised to adopt a self-care foot regime
and the same degree of variability to the
accuracy of its undertaking will apply