Introduction:

little research has addressed the relationship between the impact of the drug heberprot-P in medical treatment and the quality of life of patients with diabetic foot ulcers.

Objective:

to determine the health-related quality of life of patients with diabetic foot ulcers treated with heberprot-P at the Policlínico “Capitán Roberto Fleites” according to the SF-36 questionnaire.

Methods:

an observational, descriptive, longitudinal, descriptive study was conducted in patients attended at the “Capitán Roberto Fleites” Polyclinic from January to December 2018. Seventy-seven patients with heberprot-P treatment were studied to learn about both positive and negative states of physical health and emotional well-being covering the scales: physical function, physical role, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role and mental health at three points in time.

Results:

patients older than 70 years, female sex, type 2 diabetes and superficial ulcer (Wagner I) predominated. Heberprot-P was effective in achieving high healing and avoiding amputations. The dimensions social function, vitality and mental health obtained the lowest scores since the beginning of the investigation. The other dimensions improved as the treatment was carried out.

Conclusions:

the results allow affirming that the social function, vitality and mental health dimensions compromised the health-related quality of life. It was evidenced that the components of mental health and physical health, as well as health-related quality of life, obtained good scores at the end of the evaluation.

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