Effect of a Podiatric Health Education Intervention on the Level of Self-care in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
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Published:2023-04
Issue:4
Volume:36
Page:1-5
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ISSN:1538-8654
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Container-title:Advances in Skin & Wound Care
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Adv Skin Wound Care
Author:
Reina-Bueno María,González-López José Rafael,de los Ángeles Núñez-Baila María,del Carmen Vázquez-Bautista María,Munuera-Martínez Pedro V.,Palomo-Toucedo Inmaculada C.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE
To test the effect of a podiatric health education activity on foot self-care and the degree of foot-related disability in a group of people with diabetes mellitus (DM) in the province of Seville. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used.
METHODS
Twenty-nine people with DM participated. The intervention was a podiatric health education activity consisting of a 1-hour informative talk. Foot pain-related disability was measured using the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index. The degree of foot self-care was measured with the University of Malaga Foot Self-care questionnaire.
RESULTS
One month after the intervention, both parameters had improved significantly. The mean score on the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index increased from 59.96 (SD, 8.69) at baseline to 67.39 (SD, 6.99) at 1 month, and the mean score on the University of Malaga Foot Self-care questionnaire improved from 11.65 (SD, 20.07) at baseline to 4.52 (SD, 5.47) after 1 month.
CONCLUSIONS
Therapeutic education increases the level of self-care and decreases the degree of foot-related disability in people with DM.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Advanced and Specialized Nursing,Dermatology
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