Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj
Context: There is a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia. Also, the diabetic foot complication rate is alarmingly high with many patients ending in amputation. Aims: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patie...
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doaj-7790e2fd85364926a043b12c28fd0d802021-03-31T07:00:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632021-01-0110285986410.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1681_20Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in AlkharjMuhammad ShamimMohammed Saad A. AlhakbaniMeshari Saeed B. AlqahtaniOmar Saud Obeid AlharthiYazeed Jaber Naji AlhaqbaniContext: There is a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia. Also, the diabetic foot complication rate is alarmingly high with many patients ending in amputation. Aims: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj. Settings and Design: It is a cross-sectional study conducted from May 22nd, 2019 to April 1st, 2020 at Diabetic clinic, Military Hospital in Alkharj. Methods and Materials: Non-randomized, non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to collect data from 224 patients by using a validated and confidential questionnaire in either face-to-face interviews or as an electronic survey. All adult patients over 18 years of age of both sexes having type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus were included. The patients who were unable to provide the requested information were excluded. Statistical Analysis: The data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. Results: The mean age of patients was 49.37 years with 58.5% male and 41.5% female patients. About 58% of patients had diabetes for more than 10 years. More than half of the patients reported some foot problems, while 9.4% have had active or healed ulcerations. The mean scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice were 8.576, 4, and 13, respectively, all statistically significant. Conclusions: Our study population has sufficient knowledge about diabetes and its foot complication, and they also had a positive attitude towards its management. However, they were lagging in the practices required for diabetic foot management.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=859;epage=864;aulast=Shamimamputationdiabetes mellitusdiabetic footfoot ulceration |
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Muhammad Shamim Mohammed Saad A. Alhakbani Meshari Saeed B. Alqahtani Omar Saud Obeid Alharthi Yazeed Jaber Naji Alhaqbani |
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Muhammad Shamim Mohammed Saad A. Alhakbani Meshari Saeed B. Alqahtani Omar Saud Obeid Alharthi Yazeed Jaber Naji Alhaqbani Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care amputation diabetes mellitus diabetic foot foot ulceration |
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Muhammad Shamim Mohammed Saad A. Alhakbani Meshari Saeed B. Alqahtani Omar Saud Obeid Alharthi Yazeed Jaber Naji Alhaqbani |
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj |
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj |
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj |
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj |
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj |
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knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding diabetic foot care among saudi and non-saudi diabetic patients in alkharj |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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2249-4863 |
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Context: There is a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia. Also, the diabetic foot complication rate is alarmingly high with many patients ending in amputation. Aims: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding diabetic foot care among Saudi and non-Saudi diabetic patients in Alkharj. Settings and Design: It is a cross-sectional study conducted from May 22nd, 2019 to April 1st, 2020 at Diabetic clinic, Military Hospital in Alkharj. Methods and Materials: Non-randomized, non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to collect data from 224 patients by using a validated and confidential questionnaire in either face-to-face interviews or as an electronic survey. All adult patients over 18 years of age of both sexes having type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus were included. The patients who were unable to provide the requested information were excluded. Statistical Analysis: The data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. Results: The mean age of patients was 49.37 years with 58.5% male and 41.5% female patients. About 58% of patients had diabetes for more than 10 years. More than half of the patients reported some foot problems, while 9.4% have had active or healed ulcerations. The mean scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice were 8.576, 4, and 13, respectively, all statistically significant. Conclusions: Our study population has sufficient knowledge about diabetes and its foot complication, and they also had a positive attitude towards its management. However, they were lagging in the practices required for diabetic foot management. |
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amputation diabetes mellitus diabetic foot foot ulceration |
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