Quality of Foot Care Among Patients With Diabetes: A Study Using a Polish Version of the Diabetes Foot Disease and Foot Care Questionnaire

Świątoniowska, Natalia; Chabowski, Mariusz; Jankowska‐Polańska, Beata

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2019.07.020

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“…Concerning the general diet, a self-care behavior assessment study conducted in Malaysia [20] found that individuals with DM2 follow a healthy diet for 5.05 days per week (± 1.97), which is below the frequency found in our study. On the other hand, the same research found that the participants followed the dietary recommendation in an average of 5.02 days over the past month (± 1.92), which is higher than the frequency found in our study.…”

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“…[19] Similar to our findings, a study that described the quality of foot care in patients with diabetes pointed out that most participants were married (68.89%). [20] Regarding the clinical characteristics, it was found that most subjects had less than ten years of diagnosis of diabetes, similar to Jannoo & Khan's [18] findings that show an average of 9.97 years of diagnosis. Most participants in our study had DM2 and DMPT, and only two subjects had DM1.…”

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Self-care of liver, kidney and bone marrow transplant patients with diabetes

Chagas

Negreiros

Moreira

et al. 2021

JNEP

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Self-care is a set of actions that individuals take to maintain life, good health, and well-being. Regardless of the type of diabetes, individuals must perform self-care and comply with the treatment to prevent complications, achieve better disease management, and maintain their quality of life. This study aimed to examine self-care behaviors of liver, kidney, and bone marrow transplant patients with diabetes. The study has used a descriptive correlational design and was carried out in an endocrinology and diabetes center in Brazil. A total of 101 patients participated in the study. The Diabetes Self-care Activities Questionnaire was used, and the quantitative analysis was carried out using SPSS. The results show that the highest self-care levels occurred in the medication domain, while the lowest were found in the specific diet domain. Some important correlations were found: men were more likely to assess blood glucose, use combined oral/insulin therapy, take insulin, and take medications as prescribed than women; patients on combined oral/insulin therapy followed dietary recommendations more frequently than the others; and patients with altered serum urea and history of stroke had high levels of self-care. The results made it possible to know the compliance in performing self-care activities in transplanted patients with diabetes, supporting the development of interventions to motivate and improve self-care.

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Self-care of liver, kidney and bone marrow transplant patients with diabetes

Chagas

Negreiros

Moreira

et al. 2021

JNEP

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“…The DFDFC‐Q is available in Arabic and English, and provides a comprehensive way of evaluating the quality of diabetic foot care 8 . It has been used in other countries with varying healthcare systems and patient socioeconomic characteristics such as Sudan and Poland, and translated into other languages with acceptable psychometric properties 8,9,20,21 . This questionnaire is applicable for the settings of this study, given the similar social, cultural, and environmental characteristics between Syria and Oman 8 .…”

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Level of and factors associated with foot self‐care among people with diabetes in Idlib Province of Northwest Syria: A cross‐sectional study

Al‐Ashkar,

Alhussein,

Eido

et al. 2024

Health Science Reports

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Background and aimsDiabetic foot and lower limb problems are among the most neglected complications during the Syrian armed conflict due to the absence of a functioning health infrastructure, including early detection and timely management of limb‐threatening wounds. This study aimed to determine self‐reported diabetes‐related foot disease (DRFD), adherence to recommended foot self‐care (FSC) practices, and associated factors among people with diabetes in war‐torn Northwest Syria (NWS).MethodsThis was a cross‐sectional study conducted at six primary care clinics in Idlib, NWS, between March 27 and April 17, 2022, utilizing the validated interviewer‐administered Diabetes Foot Disease and Foot Care Questionnaire. Data on demographic characteristics, DRFD, and FSC practices were collected. FSC score was determined by adding the points from all 12 FSC items, with a maximum score of 48, and were categorized into very poor (≤12), poor (13–24), moderate (25–36), and good (37–48). A convenience sample of 331 consecutive Syrians, aged ≥18 years, with diabetes, were invited. Multiple linear regression was used to identify variables associated with FSC practices.ResultsA total of 328 patients completed the questionnaire (response rate: 99.1%). The overall FSC score was average (mean total score 27.24, SD 7.03). Over one‐third (37.8%) had a very poor/poor score, 50.3% had an average score, and 11.9% had a good score. Household income/month of ≥51 USD (β = 2.6, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]:1.06–4.1, p = 0.001) and diabetes duration of ≥10 years (β = 1.8, 95% Cl: 0.2–3.4, p = 0.027) significantly predicted better FSC practice.ConclusionA significant proportion of participants had inadequate adoption FSC behaviors. Higher socioeconomic status was associated with better FSC practices. Future research should evaluate diabetic foot education and professional foot care in this population.

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“…This research was predominantly conducted among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), who have knowledge how to self-care for their feet; however, their skills or activities are often inconsistent or outdated [ 21 , 22 ] and the frequency of foot self-care activities are unsystematic [ 22 , 23 ]. Particularly among patients with DM, female sex [ 24 ] and higher foot care knowledge levels [ 25 ] are associated with self-care competence. Moreover, patients with a longer history of living with DM assessed their feet regularly and cared more actively for them than patients with newly diagnosed DM [ 23 ].…”

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Foot self‐care competence reported by patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross‐sectional study

Laitinen

Pasanen

Wasenius

et al. 2022

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

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Background Foot self-care is important for preventing foot problems and maintaining one’s foot health. Foot self-care requires competence to identify foot problems, knowledge and skills to care for those problems, and a willing attitude to care for one’s foot health. However, there is major gap in the research evidence of foot self-care competence among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This study aimed to analyse self-reported levels of competence in foot self-care among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods A cross-sectional study design was used. Data were collected using a survey consisting of a self-reported competence in foot self-care competence scale (response options on 5-point Likert scale, higher values indicate higher competence) and background questions. The data were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics and the psychometric properties of the scale using Rasch analysis. Results The participants’ (n = 251) self-reported level of competence in foot self-care was moderate (mean 3.50, standard deviation [SD], 0.66). On the sum variable level, the highest mean score was for attitude towards foot self-care (3.98; SD, 0.69), followed by foot self-care knowledge (3.45; SD, 0.67) and experience providing foot self-care (3.38; SD, 0.69). Higher self-reported foot self-care knowledge and female sex were associated with higher self-reported competence in every sum variable. Conclusions Patients with rheumatoid arthritis evaluated their level of competence in foot self-care as moderate and some deficiencies were identified. These results indicate the importance of educating patients with rheumatoid arthritis about how to advance their foot self-care skills and knowledge. In the future, patients with rheumatoid arthritis could benefit from interventions that increase their knowledge of foot self-care together with practical examples, such as online videos, that demonstrate the practical conduct of foot self-care skills in daily life.

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Quality of Foot Care Among Patients With Diabetes: A Study Using a Polish Version of the Diabetes Foot Disease and Foot Care Questionnaire

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Self-care of liver, kidney and bone marrow transplant patients with diabetes

Self-care of liver, kidney and bone marrow transplant patients with diabetes

Level of and factors associated with foot self‐care among people with diabetes in Idlib Province of Northwest Syria: A cross‐sectional study

Foot self‐care competence reported by patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross‐sectional study

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