01468nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001100065653001500076653002000091653001100111653001200122653000900134653001000143653001500153653003100168653001400199100001200213700001500225245010200240856005900342300001100401490000700412050001500419520071800434022001401152       2001                            d  c2001 Sep10aAdult10aFemale10aFoot Ulcer10aHospitalization10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aNepal10aOdds Ratio10aPatient Education as Topic10aSelf care1 aCross H1 aNewcombe L00aAn intensive self care training programme reduces admissions for the treatment of plantar ulcers.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2001/v72n3/pdf/v72n3a06.pdf  a276-840 v72  aCROSS 20013 a<p>This paper describes, in detail, an intensive 14 day Self Care Training Programme that is conducted at Lalgadh Leprosy Services Centre in Nepal. An evaluation of the programme was undertaken in which hospital admission for infected plantar ulceration was the outcome measure. It was found that those who had undertaken the programme were less likely to have been admitted for hospital treatment in a 3-month follow-up period (chi 2 = 5.1, P = 0.02). An odds ratio of 1:1.8 (95% CI = 0.15-0.01) was also calculated. This paper presents an overview of the issues related to impairment, a description of the Self Care Training Programme, an analysis of the evaluation results and a discussion of the findings.</p>  a0305-7518