Knowledge and Practice of Diabetic Foot Care in an In-Patient Setting at a Tertiary Medical Center
- Author:
AR Muhammad-Lutfi
;
MR Zaraihah
;
IM Anuar-Ramdhan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Knowledge and practice;
diabetic foot care;
in-patient;
tertiary care centre
- MeSH:
Diabetic Foot
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2014;8(3):22-26
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Good knowledge and practice regarding diabetic foot care
will reduce the risk of diabetic foot complications and
ultimately amputation. This study is conducted to assess
patients’ knowledge and compliance of diabetic foot care.
A cross sectional study performed on patients who were
admitted to HSNZ from the 1st September 2013 to 30th April
2014 for diabetic foot infections. They were interviewed
with a questionnaire of 15 ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions on foot care
knowledge and practice. Score of 1 was given for each ‘yes’
answer. The level of knowledge and practice, whether good
or poor, was determined based on the median score of each
category. The result was tested using a chi-square test in
SPSS version 17.
A total of 157 patients were included in this study with a
mean age of 56.33 years (31-77). There were 72 male
(45.9%) and 85 female (54.1%) patients with the majority of
them being Malays (154 patients, 98.1%). Majority of the
patients (58%) had poor foot care knowledge while 97
patients (61.8%) had poor diabetic foot care practice as
compared to the median score. Based on the chi square test
of relatedness, there was no significant association between
knowledge and practice with any of the variables.
In conclusion, the majority of patients admitted for diabetic
foot infections had poor knowledge and practice of diabetic
foot care. Education regarding foot care strategies should be
emphasized and empowered within the diabetic population.
- Full text:P020150525472600446968.pdf
