Knowledge, attitude, and practice of diabetic patients regarding foot care: Experience from a single tertiary care outpatient clinic.
Behavior
Diabetic foot
Education
Foot ulcer
Prevention
Self-care
Journal
Foot (Edinburgh, Scotland)
ISSN: 1532-2963
Titre abrégé: Foot (Edinb)
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 9109564
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
received:
18
01
2021
revised:
17
06
2021
accepted:
24
06
2021
pubmed:
13
10
2021
medline:
1
12
2021
entrez:
12
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Foot complications are a common problem among the diabetic population globally. Proper preventive education by health care providers should be provided to the diabetic population. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of diabetic patients regarding foot care. This study was carried out in the medicine outdoor patient department of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad. A total sample of 150 diabetic patients was taken. Sampling was done through a non-probability convenient sampling technique. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. The mean age of the respondents was 52.49 ± 11.87 years. Most of the patients had moderate knowledge and also practiced a moderate level of foot care. 32.7% of the patients had good knowledge, 51.3% had moderate knowledge, and 16.0% had poor knowledge regarding foot care. 63.3% of the patients had moderate practice; 24.5%, poor practice; and 12.2%, good practice. Patients belonging to urban areas scored better on both knowledge and practice scales. A significant statistical association of education with knowledge (P = 0.012) and practice (P = 0.008) regarding foot care was found. The patients compliant with drug therapy also observed better foot care practices. Education had a significant role in positively influencing the behavior of the patients. There was found a gap between knowledge and practice level of patients. Hence patients should be actively engaged in their health care plan with more emphasis on changing their behavior.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Foot complications are a common problem among the diabetic population globally. Proper preventive education by health care providers should be provided to the diabetic population. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of diabetic patients regarding foot care.
METHODS
METHODS
This study was carried out in the medicine outdoor patient department of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad. A total sample of 150 diabetic patients was taken. Sampling was done through a non-probability convenient sampling technique. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The mean age of the respondents was 52.49 ± 11.87 years. Most of the patients had moderate knowledge and also practiced a moderate level of foot care. 32.7% of the patients had good knowledge, 51.3% had moderate knowledge, and 16.0% had poor knowledge regarding foot care. 63.3% of the patients had moderate practice; 24.5%, poor practice; and 12.2%, good practice. Patients belonging to urban areas scored better on both knowledge and practice scales. A significant statistical association of education with knowledge (P = 0.012) and practice (P = 0.008) regarding foot care was found. The patients compliant with drug therapy also observed better foot care practices.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Education had a significant role in positively influencing the behavior of the patients. There was found a gap between knowledge and practice level of patients. Hence patients should be actively engaged in their health care plan with more emphasis on changing their behavior.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34637955
pii: S0958-2592(21)00069-9
doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2021.101843
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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101843Informations de copyright
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