Effect of Foot Care Education for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Involving the Feet.
- Author:
Seong Kyong KIM
1
;
Hee Seung KIM
Author Information
1. Samsung Medical Center, Assistant Manager, Korea.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Rheumatoid arthritis;
Care;
Pain;
Daily living
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid*;
Compliance;
Education*;
Foot*;
Humans
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2014;21(1):7-17
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of foot care education on foot pain, foot care compliance, and disability of daily living for people with rheumatoid arthritis involving the feet. METHODS: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The participants were 49 patients, including 24 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The experimental treatment was the provision of foot care education leaflets and 20-minute 1:1 explanations of the content of the leaflet. After 2 weeks, foot care compliance was confirmed by phone call. The experimental effects were assessed by measuring changes in foot pain, foot care compliance, and disability of daily living using a pre test before the foot care education and a post test, 1 month after the foot care education. RESULTS: Foot pain and disability of daily living in the experimental group decreased more than that of the control group. Foot care compliance in experimental group increased more than that of the control group. CONCLUSION: Results indicate that this foot care education program is an effective intervention to decrease foot pain and the disability of daily living, and increase the foot care compliance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis involving the feet.
