Knowledge and practice of preventive methods of diabetic foot among diabetics in Dirab primary healthcare, National Guard Health Affairs.
| Autor: | Almadani, Khaled Ayman, Alarifi, Jammaz Asman, Almndeel, Noha Saleh, Alhomayed, Nuha Hamad |
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DIABETIC foot prevention
HEALTH literacy MEDICAL protocols HABIT CROSS-sectional method HYPERLIPIDEMIA T-test (Statistics) DATA analysis PRIMARY health care QUESTIONNAIRES HYPERTENSION HOSPITALS AGE distribution SHOES CHI-squared test TREATMENT effectiveness DESCRIPTIVE statistics DIABETIC foot QUALITY of life PARTICIPATION STATISTICS COMPARATIVE studies CONFIDENCE intervals DATA analysis software EDUCATIONAL attainment EMPLOYMENT DISEASE complications |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries; 2024, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p1556-1562, 7p |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: This study aimed to determine knowledge and practices of diabetic foot preventive measures among patients with diabetes. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on diabetic patients aged 18 years and above at King Saud Housing City (Dirab Primary Health Care Center) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study used a validated question-naire to collect the data. Results: This study included 400 diabetic patients; females accounted for 60.8% of the patients, and 84.5% of the overall sample had hyperlipidemia. The overall level of knowledge was good among 52.5%. Knowledge levels were substantially associated with education levels (p value < 0.001), employment (p value = 0.021), age groups (p value = 0.016), and hypertension (p value < 0.043). Patients were most likely to wash their feet at least once a day (97.3%) and wear shoes that fit, adapt, and preserve their foot form (91%). Conclusion: The diabetic patients' general knowledge and behaviors of diabetic foot preventive measures were adequate, but neither item was optimal, and there were gaps in knowledge and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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