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Improving Foot Self-Care Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Behaviors in Patients With type 2 Diabetes at Low Risk for Foot Ulceration

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  • Lifeng Fan
  • Souraya Sidani
  • Angela Cooper-Brathwaite
  • Kelly Metcalfe

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The pilot study aimed to explore the effects of an educational intervention on patients’ foot self-care knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors in adult patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulceration. The intervention consisted of three sessions and was given over a 3-week period. A total of 70 eligible consenting participants were recruited for this pilot study. Fifty-six participants completed the study. The outcomes were assessed at pretest, following the first two sessions, and 3-month follow-up. The findings indicated that the foot self-care educational intervention was effective in improving foot self-care knowledge, self-efficacy and behaviors in adult patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulceration. The findings support the effects of the intervention. Future research should evaluate its efficacy using a randomized clinical trial design, and a large sample of patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulcerations.

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  • Lifeng Fan & Souraya Sidani & Angela Cooper-Brathwaite & Kelly Metcalfe, 2014. "Improving Foot Self-Care Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Behaviors in Patients With type 2 Diabetes at Low Risk for Foot Ulceration," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 23(6), pages 627-643, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:23:y:2014:i:6:p:627-643
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773813491282
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