Published on in Vol 17 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/59608, first published .
Developing a Smart Sensing Sock to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Qualitative Focus Group and Interview Study

Developing a Smart Sensing Sock to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Qualitative Focus Group and Interview Study

Developing a Smart Sensing Sock to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Qualitative Focus Group and Interview Study

Jenny Corser   1 , MSc ;   Irantzu Yoldi   2 , BSc ;   Neil D Reeves   3 , PhD ;   Pete Culmer   4 , PhD ;   Prabhuraj D Venkatraman   5 , PhD ;   Giorgio Orlando   6 , PhD ;   Rory Peter Turnbull   4 , PhD ;   Paul Boakes   7 ;   Eric Woodin   7 ;   Roger Lightup   7 ;   Graham Ponton   7 ;   Katherine Bradbury   1, 8 , PhD

1 Centre for Clinical and Community Applications of Health Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

2 School of Health, Sport & Bioscience, University of East London, London, United Kingdom

3 Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

4 School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

5 Manchester Fashion Institute, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

6 Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Institute of Sport, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

7 SOCKSESS patient advisory group, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

8 NIHR ARC Wessex, National Institute for Health Research, London, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Jenny Corser, MSc
  • Centre for Clinical and Community Applications of Health Psychology
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