"Even though Doctor has Advised to Practice Foot Care I have not Practiced Soaking Feet in Lukewarm Water so Far" Self-care Practices, Enablers, and Barriers: A Mixed Methods Study among Individuals with Diabetes from a Rural Area of South India.

IF 0.9 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Indian Journal of Community Medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-08 DOI:10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_769_23
Abhay S Nirgude, T M Revathi, Nagendra Navya, Poonam R Naik
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Abstract

Background: Self-efficacy is the ability by which a person confronts problems in day-to-day life with goal- centered attitude. The clinician plays a vital role in promoting self-care though a series of social, cultural and economic factors also contribute positively towards it. This study was conducted to assess the self-care practices among diabetic individuals aged 30 years and above and to understand its enablers and barriers.

Materials and methods: Explanatory mixed method study was conducted from August 2018 to October2020. Quantitative assessment was done wherein a questionnaire was administered to 297 study participants enrolled by simple random sampling followed by in-depth interviews by purposive sampling as qualitative component. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to study the relationship of independent variables with various domains of self- care practice. P value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

Results: Study found educational status, occupation and religion had a statistically significant association with self-care practices. Regular physical activity, good dietary practices and family support were a few enablers, whereas lack of awareness, time constraints, co-morbidities and environmental factors were some of the barriers to self-care practice.

Conclusions: In the present study, self-care practice in terms of diet and physical activity were found to be good whereas blood sugar level monitoring and foot care practices were poor.

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Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Indian Journal of Community Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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1.30
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85
审稿时长
49 weeks
期刊介绍: The Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM, ISSN 0970-0218), is the official organ & the only official journal of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM). It is a peer-reviewed journal which is published Quarterly. The journal publishes original research articles, focusing on family health care, epidemiology, biostatistics, public health administration, health care delivery, national health problems, medical anthropology and social medicine, invited annotations and comments, invited papers on recent advances, clinical and epidemiological diagnosis and management; editorial correspondence and book reviews.
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