ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Several risk factors increase a person with diabetes of developing foot problems. The poorly fitting shoes may lead to damage in small blood vessels of leg which cause the poor circulation, so resistance to diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disease, characterized by increased level of glucose in blood resulting from deficit in insulin secretion, insulin action. Objective: To assess the knowledge regarding foot care among diabetic patients. To determine the association between knowledge and their demographic variables. H1: “There is a significant correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding diabetic foot care among diabetic patients.” H2: “There is a significant association between knowledge and attitude regarding diabetic foot care among diabetic patients with their selected demographic variables.” Design: Descriptive study to done the pre-test for used to study. Participation: diabetic patients Tool: Structured knowledge Questionnaires used to assess the level of knowledge among diabetic foot care in selected hospitals in Mehsana city. Results: Conclusion: Patient had increase knowledge of diabetic foot care.
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Ankita Chaudhari. A study to assess the knowledge regarding foot care among diabetes mellitus patients in selected hospital mehsana. Asian J. Nursing Education and Research. 2020; 10(3): 330-332. doi: 10.5958/2349-2996.2020.00069.5
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Ankita Chaudhari. A study to assess the knowledge regarding foot care among diabetes mellitus patients in selected hospital mehsana. Asian J. Nursing Education and Research. 2020; 10(3): 330-332. doi: 10.5958/2349-2996.2020.00069.5 Available on: https://ajner.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2020-10-3-17
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