Evaluation of Knowledge Levels About Diabetes Foot Care and Self-Care Activities in Diabetic Individuals

This study was conducted descriptively for the purpose of evaluating the knowledge levels concerning diabetic foot care and self-care activities in individuals with diabetes. The study was carried out with 120 patients who had applied to the internal medicine clinic and endocrine polyclinic in a public hospital in the city center of Turkey. It was determined that Diabetes Self-Care Scale (DSCS) score averages were significantly different between the patients in the age group of 56 to 65 years, who had been diagnosed diabetes for 21 years, and went to doctor every month (P< .05). It was found that the Diabetes Foot Knowledge Questionnaire score average was 2.3 +/- 1.5 (minimum = 0; maximum = 5), the DSCS score average was 76.6 +/- 15.5 (minimum = 46; maximum = 124), and the FSOG score average was 55.5 +/- 10.8 (minimum = 30; maximum = 74). It should be stated to the patients that an appropriate foot care in diabetes is certainly important to prevent wound development.