Rev Esc Enferm USP
August 2021
Objective: To assess the effect of a telephone intervention for self-care practices with the feet of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Method: This is a randomized clinical trial with two groups, control and intervention, carried out with 102 users with type 2 diabetes mellitus linked to four Basic Health Units in a municipality in the state of Piauí. For the intervention group, six telephone interventions were carried out in three months; and the control group received only conventional follow-up.