Improving Foot Self-care Practices Through Health Education Intervention Programs Among Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.4.44
- Author:
Sampson Emilia Oluchi
1
;
Rosliza Abdul Manaf
1
;
Suriani Ismail
1
;
Hayati Kadir Shahar
1
;
Theophilus Kachidelu Udeani
2
Author Information
1. Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
2. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences & Technology College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu 410001, Nigeria
- Publication Type:Other Types
- Keywords:
Diabetes, Foot ulcer, Foot self-care, Health education, Systematic review
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.4):315-325
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) remain one of the greatest significant problems of diabetes mellitus. It is
a cause of main suffering and expenses for patient, and financial problem on health facilities and public. One of
the strategies to overcome DFU is through health education to prevent foot ulcer, which focused in promoting foot
self-care. To reach this aim, researchers had applied different educational approaches. This systematic review is to
evaluate various types of educational programs in terms of its method of delivery and effectiveness. Methods: The
search involved various databases; EBSCOHOST, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane library, ScienceDirect, PubMed,
SAGE SringerLink, Web of Science and Wiley Online Library. It was limited to full text research articles that report
intervention studies, and the writte up in English Language, the publication was from 2005 to 2021. The key words
were “diabetes”, “diabetes foot”, “foot self-care”, health education and “interventions”. Results: Twenty studies were
involved in this review. Nine studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), while eleven reported non-randomized controlled trials (NRCTs). Conclusion: There are evidences that foot care education improves foot care and
diabetic foot problems. Various health education approaches, for instance foot assessment, discussion, counseling,
homebased visitation and telephone calls have been shown to be effective in improving educational programs.
Studies in the future should focus on RCTs in different sites and apply follow-up of long duration to provide better
recommendations to healthcare practitioners on effective educational interventions to prevent DFUs.
- Full text:11.2023my1595.pdf
