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Table 1 Example of self-care tailoring

From: A tailored, interactive health communication application for patients with type 2 diabetes: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

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People with diabetes are advised to regularly check their feet and the inside of their shoes. People differ a lot with respect to the importance they attach to “good advice“ of this kind. How important is this advice for you personally?

Reply options

not important

a little important

important or very important

Tailored answer

OK, so this recommendation is not important for you. Maybe you are very aware of the inconvenience of daily foot care. You are right there; it takes some effort in the beginning. At the same time it helps a lot to prevent diabetic foot syndrome. A diabetic foot can be painful and can lead to amputation. There is a great benefit for the comparatively small effort of taking care of your feet. For many people the first step is the hardest. Once you get used to it, the effort does not seem so great anymore.

OK, so this recommendation is a little important for you. Maybe you are aware of the inconvenience of daily foot care. At the same time it helps a lot to prevent diabetic foot syndrome. A diabetic foot can be painful and can lead to amputation. There is a great benefit for the comparatively small effort of taking care of your feet. For many people the first step is the hardest. Once you get used to it, the effort does not seem so great anymore.

You are right, this recommendation is really important. Looking after your feet can be inconvenient but helps a lot to prevent diabetic foot syndrome. A diabetic foot can be painful and can lead to amputation. There is a great benefit for the comparatively small effort of taking care of your feet.