Knowledge And Foot Care Behavior Among Diabetic Patient

Abstract

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers can significantly impact the physical and psychosocial aspects of a patient's life, leading to a reduced quality of life and an increased risk of death. To prevent complications from diabetic foot wounds, it is essential to have good knowledge and good foot care behaviors.

Objective: To identify the knowledge and foot care behavior of patients with diabetes mellitus.

Methods: The study employed a descriptive research design with a cross-sectional approach. The research focused on 48 respondents who were type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who had visited the Internal Medicine Clinic in the last month. The total sampling technique was used to select the respondents. The instruments used in the study were The Foot Care Knowledge Questionnaire and the Nottingham Assessment of Functional Footcare.

Results: The results showed that the majority of respondents were elderly aged 56-65 years (37.5%), female (60.4%), housewives (29.2%), married (87.5%), higher education (33.3%), income >2,500,000, had diabetes <10 years (62.5%), had complications (56.3%) with hypertension type (59.3%), never received education about foot care behavior (83.3%), knowledge of foot care behavior was good (75.0%), and diabetic foot care behavior was good (75.0%).