Diabetic foot care: knowledge and practice

Diabetic foot care: knowledge and practice

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are common problems in diabetes. One of the most important factors affecting the quality of diabetes care is knowledge and practice. The current study aimed at determining the knowledge and practice of patients with diabetes regarding the prevention and care of DFUs. The...

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Published in:BMC endocrine disorders Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 40
Main Authors: Pourkazemi, Aydin, Ghanbari, Atefeh, Khojamli, Monireh, Balo, Heydarali, Hemmati, Hossein, Jafaryparvar, Zakiyeh, Motamed, Behrang
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20-03-2020
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects:
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology
Diabetes therapy
Diabetic foot
Diabetic Foot - epidemiology
Diabetic Foot - prevention & control
Diabetics
Education
Educational Status
Feet
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Foot care
Foot diseases
Foot ulcer
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Knowledge
Leg ulcers
Male
Marital status
Marriage
Medical records
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Practice
Prevention
Prognosis
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Self Care
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Type 2 diabetes
Ulcers
Iran
Practice
Foot ulcer
Knowledge
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic foot
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Summary:Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are common problems in diabetes. One of the most important factors affecting the quality of diabetes care is knowledge and practice. The current study aimed at determining the knowledge and practice of patients with diabetes regarding the prevention and care of DFUs. The current analytical, cross sectional study was conducted in Guilan Province (north of Iran) on 375 patients registered in the medical records as type 2 diabetes mellitus. Demographic characteristics, knowledge, and practice of participants were recorded in a questionnaire during face-to-face interviews conducted by the researcher. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS version18. The mean score of knowledge was 8.63 ± 2.5 out of 15, indicating that the majority of participants had a poor knowledge (84.8%). The mean practice score was 7.6 ± 2.5 out of 15, indicating that a half of them had poor performance (49.6%). There was a significant and direct correlation between knowledge and practice. Knowledge level, place of residence, marital status, and history of admission due to diabetic foot were predictors of practice score. According to the low level of knowledge and practice in patients with diabetes regarding the prevention and care of DFUs, and considering the significant relationship of some demographics of patients with knowledge and practice scores, a targeted educational program is needed to promote knowledge of patients with diabetes.
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ISSN:1472-6823
1472-6823
DOI:10.1186/s12902-020-0512-y