A 60-year-old Sikh man with long-standing diabetes and peripheral neuropathy presents with a non-healing plantar ulcer. He travels 2 hours to clinic d...

Question

A 60-year-old Sikh man with long-standing diabetes and peripheral neuropathy presents with a non-healing plantar ulcer. He travels 2 hours to clinic due to limited local services. Which action best demonstrates culturally safe, patient-centred care?

Accepted Answer

Arrange interprofessional foot care, optimise diabetes control and explore his beliefs and barriers to care, involving family if he wishes

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Scold him for not checking his feet properly

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Schedule follow-up at times convenient only for the clinic

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Insist he relocate to the city for care

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Focus solely on glycaemic control and ignore social context

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Diabetic foot ulcer - cultural safety

A 60-year-old Sikh man with long-standing diabetes and peripheral neuropathy presents with a non-healing plantar ulcer. He travels 2 hours to clinic due to limited local services. Which action best demonstrates culturally safe, patient-centred care?