Attitude and Practice on Foot Care among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern Part of Tamilnadu, India
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 foo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Healthline |
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| Online Access: | http://www.healthlinejournal.org/index_pdf/417.pdf |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 2229-337X 2320-1525 |