TY - JOUR
T1 - Foot care behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes
AU - D'Souza, Melba Sheila
AU - Ruppert, Susan D.
AU - Parahoo, Kader
AU - Karkada, Subrahmanya Nairy
AU - Amirtharaj, Anandhi
AU - Jacob, Devakirubai
AU - Balachandran, Shreedevi
AU - Al Salmi, Nasser Majid Dhabi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Primary Care Diabetes Europe
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Aim The aim of the study was to determine factors influencing foot care behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods A correlational descriptive study was conducted with a random sample of 160 adults with type 2 diabetes from the public hospital between April and July 2014. Results Just over 15% of the sample had a history of foot ulcers and almost 42% had numbness/tingling and pain in their feet. Positive foot care behaviors were correlated with higher income, higher educational attainment, lower body weight, positive attitude and higher awareness of diabetes and its management. Conclusion Targeting type 2 diabetes people with low level of education, low income and overweight may help to enhance their foot care and reduce foot complications in similar populations, Implications. Those most at risk of foot problems should be targeted for education to increase their awareness of ways to prevent and to manage foot problems.
AB - Aim The aim of the study was to determine factors influencing foot care behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods A correlational descriptive study was conducted with a random sample of 160 adults with type 2 diabetes from the public hospital between April and July 2014. Results Just over 15% of the sample had a history of foot ulcers and almost 42% had numbness/tingling and pain in their feet. Positive foot care behaviors were correlated with higher income, higher educational attainment, lower body weight, positive attitude and higher awareness of diabetes and its management. Conclusion Targeting type 2 diabetes people with low level of education, low income and overweight may help to enhance their foot care and reduce foot complications in similar populations, Implications. Those most at risk of foot problems should be targeted for education to increase their awareness of ways to prevent and to manage foot problems.
KW - Foot care
KW - Foot care behaviors
KW - Foot preventive strategies
KW - Foot problems
KW - Nurse
KW - Type 2 diabetes
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pcd.2016.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.pcd.2016.04.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 27282830
AN - SCOPUS:85002770301
SN - 1751-9918
VL - 10
SP - 442
EP - 451
JO - Primary Care Diabetes
JF - Primary Care Diabetes
IS - 6
ER -
