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Evaluation of Knowledge Levels About Diabetes Foot Care and Self-Care Activities in Diabetic Individuals
- Source :
- The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds. 21:65-74
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2020.
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Abstract
- This study was conducted descriptively for the purpose of evaluating the knowledge levels concerning diabetic foot care and self-care activities in individuals with diabetes. The study was carried out with 120 patients who had applied to the internal medicine clinic and endocrine polyclinic in a public hospital in the city center of Turkey. It was determined that Diabetes Self-Care Scale (DSCS) score averages were significantly different between the patients in the age group of 56 to 65 years, who had been diagnosed diabetes for 21 years, and went to doctor every month ( P < .05). It was found that the Diabetes Foot Knowledge Questionnaire score average was 2.3 ± 1.5 (minimum = 0; maximum = 5), the DSCS score average was 76.6 ± 15.5 (minimum = 46; maximum = 124), and the FSOG score average was 55.5 ± 10.8 (minimum = 30; maximum = 74). It should be stated to the patients that an appropriate foot care in diabetes is certainly important to prevent wound development.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Turkey
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
business.industry
Diabetic foot care
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Self care activities
Diabetic foot
Diabetic Foot
Self Care
Self care
Physical therapy
Surgery
business
Foot care
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15526941 and 15347346
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....57e08708751b78061e307f1b9142b07f