Self-care Guideline for Diabetic Patient for Improving Knowledge and Practice toward Preventing Development of Diabetic Foot | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 23, Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 346-360 PDF (297.18 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.104836 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mona Mohamed Mayhob | ||
| Adult Health Nursing–Faculty of Nursing – British University in Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Children Diabetic foot is one of the serious health problems for patients with diabetes. In order to reduce the risk of developing diabetic foot, patients are encouraged to follow specific self-care and preventive guideline to control the occurrence of diabetic foot. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the recommended self-care guideline on knowledge and practice of diabetic patient toward preventing development of diabetic foot. Method: Quasi experimental design was used to conduct this study in medical wards in El Salam Hospital. A purposeful sample technique was used according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, fifty diabetic patients were agreed to participate in the study. Data Collection Tools two tools were used in the current study as follow: first tool was patient's demographic data assessment tool; second tool was interview questionnaire for assessing knowledge and practice of diabetic patients about self-care and foot care. Results: revealed that, there is statistical significant difference in the patients' knowledge and practice toward self-care guideline and foot care before and after implementing self-care guideline and foot care. Conclusion: implementation of self-care guideline for diabetic patients had statistically significant effect on their knowledge and practice toward preventing development of diabetic foot. Recommendation: Finally, it is recommended to establish a system to increase the awareness of patients with a follow up policy on how to improve knowledge and practice to prevent development of diabetic foot. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| diabetic; foot knowledge; practice; self; care | ||
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