Participants
cardiac arrhythmias, cognitive impairment, diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal or neurological conditions, heart failure
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, HEART, DIABETES MELLITUS, UNSTABLE ANGINA, RECRUITMENT, HEART FAILURE
Patients admitted to hospital under the care of the Multidisciplinary DFU team between October 2020 to April 2021 were screened for eligibility. Participants were eligible if they were over the age of 18, had a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and requiring admission to hospital for DFU of any type or severity. People were excluded from participation if they were unable to consent due to language or cognitive impairment, had an acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, severe heart failure (New York Heart Association Functional Classification IV), cardiac arrhythmias causing haemodynamic compromise, musculoskeletal or neurological conditions precluding exercise or it was otherwise determined not to be in their best interest to participate. Written consent was obtained for all participants. The resources available for this study limited patient screening and recruitment to one day per week.