Innovation Diabetic Footpad to Reduce Plantar Pressure and Moisture

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10.2991/assehr.k.210304.134How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Innovation, Diabetic, Footpad, Plantar Pressure

Abstract

Foot care behavior of patients with diabetes is critical to prevent diabetic foot ulcers, one of them with the use of proper footpad. A right footpad must be able to reduce pressure on the plantar and decrease the moisture on the skin that can cause diabetic ulcers. Therefore, it is necessary to develop appropriate footpads for people with diabetes. The study aimed to create and analyze diabetic footpad for patients with diabetes to reduce plantar pressure and moisture. This research employed Research and Development (R&D). It consisted of 3 stages; phase I (literature study), phase II (product development), and phase III (product experiment). The literature study in phase I obtained materials used to create a diabetic footpad by solid viscoelastic foam, which has the advantage of being able to follow the shape of the foot. In the second phase of the research, designs and shapes were obtained. The results of the product experiment in the third phase of the study discovered that respondents felt more comfortable by the diabetic footpad. The statistical analyses determine the use of diabetes-specific footpad can evenly distribute the percentage of body weight to hallux, metatarsal, midfoot/arch, lateral heel, the center of heel, and medial heel and also does not increase moisture in the feet compared to the use of ordinary footwear. Diabetic footpad is useful to reduce plantar pressure and humidity for patients with diabetes.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Agus Santosa
AU  - Deshinta Widyaningtyas
AU  - Dianti Sekar Wulan
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/03/08
TI  - Innovation Diabetic Footpad to Reduce Plantar Pressure and Moisture
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Paris Van Java International Seminar on Health, Economics, Social Science and Humanities (PVJ-ISHESSH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 600
EP  - 603
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210304.134
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210304.134
ID  - Santosa2021
ER  -