Association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices performed by diabetics

• Autor(a) principal: Batista,Ilaíse Brilhante
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Pascoal,Lívia Maia, Gontijo,Paula Vitória Costa, Brito,Paula dos Santos, Sousa,Maysa Alves de, Santos Neto,Marcelino, Sousa,Maksandra Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020000500178
• topic: Diabetes Mellitus; Knowledge; Self-Care; Foot; Nursing

ABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices performed by patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out with 197 patients in basic health units located in the Northeast region of Brazil. For data collection, we used a semi-structured questionnaire that addressed issues inherent to knowledge and Diabetes Self-Care Activities. Results: we observed that patients with moderate knowledge about self-care practices were more likely to perform foot self-examination, dry the interdigital spaces, moisturize their feet with creams and oils, observe the presence of mycosis and ingrown toenail when compared to patients with insufficient knowledge. Conclusions: the patients' level of knowledge was closely related to the self-care activities carried out, which reinforces the importance of nurses working on training those on essential health care.