| Autor: |
Xingkai Wang, Mengying Xu, Lei Meng, Mingzhi Song, Zhuqiang Jia, Lin Zhao, Xin Han, Shouyu Wang, Junwei Zong, Ming Lu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 36, Iss , Pp 102433- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2211-3355 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102433 |
| Popis: |
The prevention of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) precedes treatment, in that early prevention significantly reduces the incidence of foot ulcers. The main objectives of this study were to examine the current prevalence of proactive foot ulcer examinations among diabetic patients and analyze influencing factors, in order to provide a scientific reference for the prevention of DFU in diabetic patients. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2018 (n = 1278) data were utilized in this cross-sectional study. The dependent variable was whether patients underwent self-initiated foot ulcer inspections; risk factors that may lead to foot ulcers were included as independent variables. To explore the connection between the patient’s subjective motivation to inspect foot ulcers and risk variables, the weighted logistic regression model was further carried out. Among all risk factors, race, body mass index (BMI) and hypertension were statistically significant between whether patients were examined for foot ulcers or not. In the fully adjusted logistic regression model, only hypertension was positively correlated with diabetic patient-initiated examination for foot ulcers. This study suggests that there is still room for improvement in the knowledge and behavior of diabetic patients to be proactive in preventing DFU. Health care and community workers should conduct targeted training on diabetic foot prevention to reduce and prevent DFU by reinforcing knowledge to build positive attitudes and drive preventive behavior change. |
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