Idowu Adeola, Amole Isaac, Durodola Adewumi, Idowu Olatayo, Adesina Stephen, Adegoke Adepeju, Akinwumi Akinsola
Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Family Medicine.
Bowen University College of Health Sciences, Family Medicine.
Afr Health Sci. 2024 Sep;24(3):353-360. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v24i3.39.
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has steadily increased as also the number of people bearing its complications. One of such complications is diabetic foot disease. Foot care is an integral part of diabetes self-care and preventive strategy for reduction of diabetic foot disease and ultimate amputation.
To assess foot care practices among adults with diabetes mellitus accessing care at the Out-patient Clinic of the Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
This was a cross-sectional study comprising of 384 adults aged 18 years and above with diabetes mellitus of at least 6 months duration. A systematic sampling technique was used to recruit the participants for this study. Nottingham Assessment of Functional Foot Care (NAFFC) was used to assess the foot care practices of the participants. Data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.
Of the 384 participants recruited for the study, 321 (83.6%) had good foot care practice and 63 (16.4%) had poor foot care practice. Gender, level of education and medication use had significant association with foot care practice.
Foot care practice was good in majority of the participants in this study. As such, clinicians need to be consistent in providing self-foot care practice education to prevent diabetic foot diseases.
糖尿病(DM)的患病率一直在稳步上升,其并发症患者的数量也在增加。糖尿病足病就是其中一种并发症。足部护理是糖尿病自我护理以及减少糖尿病足病和最终截肢的预防策略的一个组成部分。
评估在尼日利亚奥格博莫索鲍恩大学教学医院门诊就诊的成年糖尿病患者的足部护理行为。
这是一项横断面研究,纳入了384名年龄在18岁及以上、糖尿病病程至少6个月的成年人。采用系统抽样技术招募本研究的参与者。使用诺丁汉功能性足部护理评估(NAFFC)来评估参与者的足部护理行为。使用社会科学统计软件包(SPSS)23版进行数据分析。
在招募的384名研究参与者中,321名(83.6%)有良好的足部护理行为,63名(16.4%)有不良的足部护理行为。性别、教育程度和用药情况与足部护理行为有显著关联。
本研究中的大多数参与者足部护理行为良好。因此,临床医生需要持续提供自我足部护理行为教育,以预防糖尿病足病。