Attitude and Practice on Foot Care among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern Part of Tamilnadu, India

Healthline Pub Date : 2022-06-30 DOI:10.51957/healthline_345_2022

A. J. Austoria, M. Aazmi, A. R. Glannie, Liji Varghese, Bismi Mohamed Ismail, Arun Pinchu Xavier

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Introduction : Diabetic foot has got a high prevalence of 52% among diabetics. The duration of hospital stay and physical disability are likely to cause depression and affects overall quality of life. So it is important for general population, to know about Self Care activities which include foot care practice to avert long term complications and improve quality of life which is likely to be effective in reducing the burden of diabetic foot ulcer. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice about foot care among Type 2 DM patients in a Tertiary health care center, Tamil Nadu. Method: A cross-sectional study was done during August and September 2021 among diabetic patients after obtaining consent at a Tertiary Hospital in southern district of Tamil Nadu. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 47.56 ± 9.718 years with 55.9% being male and 44.1% female and the majority (65.6%)of subjects was residing in rural areas. Among the participants, 103 (92.8%) were found to have good attitude towards self-care activities whereas69 (62.2%) respondents practiced proper footcare. Age, gender and education were found to have significant association with the practice of proper foot care. Female gender was found to be an independent predictor for practice of adequate foot care. Conclusion: Regardless of good attitude towards diabetic foot care there is considerable resistance in practising it.

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印度泰米尔纳德邦南部一家三级医疗中心2型糖尿病患者足部护理的态度和实践

导读:糖尿病足在糖尿病患者中发病率高达52%。住院时间和身体残疾都可能导致抑郁，影响整体生活质量。因此，对于一般人群来说，了解自我护理活动，包括足部护理实践，以避免长期并发症，提高生活质量，这很可能有效地减少糖尿病足溃疡的负担。目的:了解泰米尔纳德邦某三级卫生保健中心2型糖尿病患者足部护理知识、态度和行为。方法:在获得泰米尔纳德邦南区一家三级医院的同意后，于2021年8月至9月在糖尿病患者中进行了一项横断面研究。结果:研究对象平均年龄为47.56±9.718岁，男性占55.9%，女性占44.1%，绝大多数(65.6%)来自农村。调查对象中，103人(92.8%)对自我护理活动态度良好，69人(62.2%)进行适当的足部护理。年龄、性别和教育程度与适当的足部护理有显著的联系。女性性别被发现是足部护理实践的独立预测因子。结论:尽管对糖尿病足护理有良好的态度，但在实践中仍存在较大的阻力。

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