Abstract: Objective: To develop a regional collaborative treatment platform for diabetic foot and explore its application effect, and to provide a reference for the continuing care. Methods: The platform was used in one tertiary hospital and twelve community health service centers within the same medical alliance network, and online technical support, offline consultation, referral, education, and other services were provided by experts from the tertiary hospital. The cure rate and improvement rate of diabetic foot were compare before and after using the platform, and the usage of the platform and the satisfaction of nurses were analyzed. Results: The healing rate of grade 1 and grade 2 diabetic foot in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group at 4 weeks (P<0.05), the healing rate of grade 2 diabetic foot in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group at 6 weeks (P<0.05), and the improvement rate of grade 4 diabetic foot was higher at 12 weeks after the usage of the platform in the experimental group than those in the control group (P<0.05). The satisfaction with the platform of the liaison nurses in the tertiary hospital was 96.6%, and the satisfaction of community nurses was 100.0%. Conclusion: The development and application of the regional cooperative treatment platform for diabetic foot can promote the wound healing of diabetic foot, improve the satisfaction of nurses, and contributed to the continuous nursing care.

Key words: diabetes foot; treatment; transitional care; information system; platform construction