Fatma Yılmaz Karadağ1, Neşe Saltoğlu2, Öznur Ak3, Güle Çınar Aydın4, Seniha Şenbayrak5, Serpil Erol5, Duru Mıstanoğlu Özatağ6, Ayten Kadanalı7, Yaşar Küçükardalı8, Şenol Çomoğlu7, Gülşen Yörük9, Yasemin Akkoyunlu10, Meliha Meriç Koç10, Arzu Altunçekiç Yıldırım11. 1. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: dr_fatma@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey. 3. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. 4. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 5. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. 6. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Dumlupınar University Faculty of Medicine,Kütahya, Turkey. 7. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. 8. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. 9. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. 10. Department of Infectious Diseasesand Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, BezmialemVakif University, Istanbul, Turkey. 11. Department of Infectious Diseasesand Clinical Microbiology, Ordu University School of Medicine, Ordu, Turkey.
Abstract
AIMS: To assess diabetic patients' knowledge and practices regarding foot care. METHODS: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study in 1030 patients between November 2017 and February 2018.The descriptive survey instrument was developed by the investigators. Survey content and format were based on prior surveys and guidelines. The survey sought socio-demographic characteristics of the patients and the level of knowledge about diabetic foot care practice. RESULTS: 29.5% of patients had bad foot care, 49.6% of patients had moderate foot care and 20.8% of patients had good foot care. There were no significant differences between patient groups in regard to age, gender, foot infection history and having undergone amputation surgery. We found that patients who good at foot care had higher education status (p<0.001), were more likely live in a city (p<0.001), had higher income (p<0.001), had been trained about foot care (p<0.001) and were more likely to have type I DM (p=0.015). Disease duration was longer in those who had good foot care compared to the other groups (p=0.010). CONCLUSIONS: The mean knowledge and practice scores of our patients were moderate, indicating that much is to be done for the education of patients on this matter. We also found that knowledge about the importance of this practice, education status and disease duration had significant influence on the practice of foot-care in patients with DM.
AIMS: To assess diabeticpatients' knowledge and practices regarding foot care. METHODS: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study in 1030 patients between November 2017 and February 2018.The descriptive survey instrument was developed by the investigators. Survey content and format were based on prior surveys and guidelines. The survey sought socio-demographic characteristics of the patients and the level of knowledge about diabetic foot care practice. RESULTS: 29.5% of patients had bad foot care, 49.6% of patients had moderate foot care and 20.8% of patients had good foot care. There were no significant differences between patient groups in regard to age, gender, foot infection history and having undergone amputation surgery. We found that patients who good at foot care had higher education status (p<0.001), were more likely live in a city (p<0.001), had higher income (p<0.001), had been trained about foot care (p<0.001) and were more likely to have type I DM (p=0.015). Disease duration was longer in those who had good foot care compared to the other groups (p=0.010). CONCLUSIONS: The mean knowledge and practice scores of our patients were moderate, indicating that much is to be done for the education of patients on this matter. We also found that knowledge about the importance of this practice, education status and disease duration had significant influence on the practice of foot-care in patients with DM.
Authors: Lorrany Junia Lopes de Lima; Matheus Rodrigues Lopes; Carlos Alberto de Lima Botelho; Roberta Stofeles Cecon Journal: J Vasc Bras Date: 2022-01-31