ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
Educating patients of diabetes mellitus for diabetic foot care.
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- Non-surgical interventions for preventing contralateral tissue loss and amputation in dysvascular patients with a primary major lower limb amputation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Stepping up: impact of health education on diabetic foot Self-Care in a Resource-Limited tertiary care setting.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Central Role of Learning in Preventing Foot Complications in Persons With Diabetes: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Educate African Americans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on the importance of daily foot self-care to prevent the development of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU): a quality improvement project.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Enhancing diabetes self-management through the AADE7 self-care behaviors framework: an observational study.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Observational
- Challenges and Solutions in Advanced Management of Diabetic Foot Infections: A Review of Recent Studies.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Review
- Research hotspots and trends in nursing for diabetic foot ulcers: A bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2023.Heliyon · 2024Review
- The effect of Orem self-care model on the improvement of symptoms and quality of life in patients with diabetes: A scoping review.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2024Article
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- Foot self-care practices among diabetic patients attending a teaching hospital in Tamil Nadu, India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
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- Healthcare workers' perceptions on diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and foot care in Fiji: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Two Stress Reduction Interventions in Patients with Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers (PSY-DFU): Protocol for a Longitudinal RCT with a Nested Qualitative Study Involving Family Caregivers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Knowledge and practice of diabetic foot care and the prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers among diabetic patients of selected hospitals in the Volta Region, Ghana.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Construction and validation of nursing diagnoses for people with diabetic foot ulcers.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2022Article
- Evaluation of self-care with feet among patients with diabetes mellitus.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2022Article
- The effect of peer group on self-care behaviors and glycemic index in elders with type II diabetes.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- Knowledge and Practice on Diabetic Foot Self-Care and Associated Factors Among Diabetic Patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: Mixed Method.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
- Knowledge and practice of foot care in patients with diabetes mellitus attending primary care center at Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
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Abstract
background and purposeDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a global pandemic. Among the spectrum of diabetic complications, diabetic foot is a leading cause of morbidity and hence awareness and education regarding primary healthcare inclusive of self-care pertaining to diabetic foot care is of paramount importance.
aimThe aim of the study was to educate patients of DM regarding the disease and its associated complications, specifically pertaining to diabetic foot care. METHODOLOGY: The study was carried out in three phases, first was to assess the diabetic patients related to their awareness on disease complications and diabetic foot care, through pretest questionnaire, the second phase was to sensitize patients and educate them on the same, the third phase was to re assess the knowledge gained by the patients through posttest assessment.
resultsThe study evaluated the absolute and relative learning gain regarding the awareness and knowledge of foot care among diabetic individuals. The absolute learning gain was 40.92% and the relative learning gain was 76.48% and normalized learning gain was 0. 88, the normalized gain was assessed to be high.
conclusionThe study concluded that training and sensitizing individuals with diabetes will definitely help reduce morbidity of diabetic foot and hence the medical and paramedical staff need to spread awareness regards the same.
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