Table 1.
Diabetic foot documentation
| Variable | Total (n = 347) | Audit #1 (n = 105) | Audit #2 (n = 142) | Audit #3 (n = 100) | p Value Trend |
| Number of visits past year, mean ± SD | 3.8 ± 2.5 | 3.9 ± 2.7 | 3.4 ± 2.6 | 3.8 ± 1.9 | - |
| History or Review of Systems | |||||
| Any mention of feet? | 170 (51%) | 48 (49%) | 63 (46%) | 59 (59%) | 0.16 |
| Any neuropathy symptoms? | 107 (32%) | 28 (29%) | 52 (38%) | 27 (27%) | 0.80 |
| Any mention of claudication? | 47 (14%) | 15 (15%) | 21 (15%) | 11 (11%) | 0.38 |
| Any mention of skin problem of feet? | 92 (28%) | 32 (33%) | 36 (27%) | 24 (24%) | 0.16 |
| Any documented? | 189 (55%) | 59 (56%) | 68 (48%) | 62 (62%) | 0.42 |
| All documented? | 23 (7%) | 7 (7%) | 11 (8%) | 5 (5%) | 0.64 |
| Prevalence of Foot Exam Abnormalities | |||||
| Any neurological abnormality? | 79 (24%) | 19 (19%) | 36 (27%) | 24 (24%) | 0.45 |
| Any vascular abnormality? | 54 (16%) | 14(14%) | 25 (18%) | 15 (15%) | 0.87 |
| Any skin abnormality? | 82 (25%) | 27 (28%) | 37 (27%) | 18 (18%) | 0.11 |
| Any abnormality? | 132 (38%) | 37 (35%) | 62 (44%) | 33 (33%) | 0.76 |
| Intervention for Foot Care | |||||
| Any foot care recommendation? | 72 (21%) | 19 (20%) | 34 (24%) | 19 (19%) | 0.91 |
| Any foot care referral? | 36 (11%) | 13 (13%) | 17 (12%) | 6 (6%) | 0.10 |
| Any vascular evaluation referral? | 13 (4%) | 6 (6%) | 3 (2%) | 4 (4%) | 0.44 |
| Any intervention? | 87 (25%) | 27 (26%) | 39 (28%) | 21 (21%) | 0.45 |