Abstract
Background: Implementing Inlow’s sixty-second-foot screening tool to increase the referral rate to podiatry in diabetic patients.
Methods: Assessing for foot abnormalities on diabetic patients using Inlow's tool
Results: 96% of the diabetic patients were referred to podiatry. Decreased complications in diabetic patients.
Conclusions: Inlow’s tool is reliable and valid. It proved to be effective in identifying foot abnormalities in diabetic patients, increasing the referral rate to podiatry.
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Keywords:
Academic-clinical Partnership, Long-term Care, Acute Care, Clinical Practice, Promoting Clinical Outcomes, Podiatry, Diabetic Foot
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Tiburcio Mateo, Wendy A., "Examining the Influence of Inlow’s Diabetic Foot Screen on Podiatry Referral Rates" (2025). Biennial Convention (CONV). 162.
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2025
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Examining the Influence of Inlow’s Diabetic Foot Screen on Podiatry Referral Rates
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Background: Implementing Inlow’s sixty-second-foot screening tool to increase the referral rate to podiatry in diabetic patients.
Methods: Assessing for foot abnormalities on diabetic patients using Inlow's tool
Results: 96% of the diabetic patients were referred to podiatry. Decreased complications in diabetic patients.
Conclusions: Inlow’s tool is reliable and valid. It proved to be effective in identifying foot abnormalities in diabetic patients, increasing the referral rate to podiatry.
Description
Inlow's sixty second foot screening tool is an evidence based tool use in diabetic patients to identify patients with foot abnormalities. The intervention tool was used in a skilled nursing facility and nursing home to increase the referral rate to podiatry. 96% of patients were referred to podiatry. The tool was successful in increasing the referral rate podiatry and starting early intervention to decrease complications in diabetic patients.