Effectiveness of Moist Dressing and Dietary Patterns on Acceleration of Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFUs)

Abstract

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are among the major complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and require effective wound management to promote healing. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of moist dressings combined with a dietary intervention in accelerating diabetic foot wound healing,

Methods: This quasi-experimental study involved 19 respondents allocated to intervention and control groups. Researchers assessed wound healing using the Bates- Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BJWAT). Data were analyzed using the Shapiro–Wilk test, paired-samples t-test, and independent-samples t-test.

Result: showed significant reductions in BJWAT scores from pretest to posttest in both groups (p < 0.05), indicating improved wound healing. However, the difference in wound healing outcomes between the intervention and control groups was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). These findings suggest that moist dressings may support diabetic foot wound healing by maintaining a moist wound environment conducive to tissue repair. Nevertheless, the dietary intervention did not show a statistically significant advantage over the control condition.

Conclusion: Further studies involving larger samples and longer follow-up periods are warranted to clarify the combined effects of wound dressing and dietary interventions on diabetic foot wound healing.