An investigation of foot care behavior in patients with high risk of type 2 diabetic foot and analysis of influencing factors

VernacularTitle:2型糖尿病足高危患者的足部护理行为现状及影响因素分析
Author: Jing LI ; Yuehua ZHANG ; Meijun WANG ; Qiuling XING
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Diabeties mellitus; Diabetic foot; Foot care behavior
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(18):1357-1360
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the level of foot care behavior and analyse related influencing factors in patients with high risk of type 2 diabetic foot (DF).Methods Apply the Chinese version of the Nottingham Assessment of Functional Footcare to 300 cases of patients with high risk of DF and take oneway ANOVA and multiple stepwise linear regression analysis on the general information and current foot condition.Results The score of foot care behavior was (45.58 ±7.83) scores.52.3 percents patients' scores were less than 45.Gender,previous education of diabetic foot care and history of diabetic foot ulcer were influencing factors of foot care behavior in patients with high risk of type 2 diabetic foot (t=3.196,3.392,2.462,P＜0.05).Conclusions The current level of foot care behavior was relatively low in patients with high risk of type 2 DF.It was also approved that female patients with high risk of DF who had received diabetic foot care education and suffered from diabetic foot ulcer before score much higher on foot care behavior.