Person—foot deformity indicator, code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Foot deformity |
| METEOR identifier: | 302449 |
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| Definition: | Whether a deformity is present on either foot, as represented by a code. |
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| Data element concept: | Person—foot deformity indicator | ||||||
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| METEOR identifier: | 269616 | ||||||
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| Definition: | Whether a deformity is present on either foot. | ||||||
| Context: | Public health, health care and clinical settings. | ||||||
| Object class: | Person | ||||||
| Property: | Foot deformity indicator | ||||||
Value domain attributes | |||||||
Identifying and definitional attributes | |||||||
| Value domain: | Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N | ||||||
| METEOR identifier: | 301747 | ||||||
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| Definition: | A code set representing 'yes', 'no' and 'not stated/inadequately described'. | ||||||
Representational attributes | |||||||
| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
| Data type: | Number | ||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |||||||
| Guide for use: | CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. | ||||||
Data element attributes | |||||||
Collection and usage attributes | |||||||
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Yes CODE 2 No Common deformities include claw toes, pes cavus, hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, hammer toe, Charcot foot and nail deformity. | ||||||
| Collection methods: | Both feet to be examined for the presence of foot deformity. | ||||||
| Comments: | Foot deformities are associated with high mechanical pressure on the overlying skin that lead to ulceration in the absence of protective pain sensation and when shoes are unsuitable. Limited joint mobility is often present, with displaced plantar fat pad and more prominent metatarsal heads. | ||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||
| Submitting organisation: | National diabetes data working group | ||||||
| Origin: | National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary | ||||||
| Reference documents: | Lesley V Campbell, Antony R Graham, Rosalind M Kidd, Hugh F Molloy, Sharon R O'Rourke and Stephen Colagiuri: The Lower Limb in People With Diabetes; Content 1997/98 Australian Diabetes Society. Edmonds M, Boulton A, Buckenham T, et al. Report of the Diabetic Foot and Amputation Group. Diabet Med 1996; 13: S27 - 42. Reiber GE. Epidemiology of the diabetic foot. In: Levin ME, O'Neal LW, Bowker JH, editors. The diabetic foot. 5th ed. St Louis: Mosby Year Book, 1993; 1 - 5. Most RS, Sinnock P. The epidemiology of lower limb extremity amputations in diabetic individuals. Diabetes Care 1983; 6: 87 - 91. | ||||||
Relational attributes | |||||||
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—foot deformity status, code N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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