Evaluation of self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection: A cross-sectional descriptive study

• Main Authors: Selçuk Nazik, Hülya Nazik, Ahmet Rıza Şahin, Selma Ateş
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Surgery and Medicine 2019-03-01
• Series: Journal of Surgery and Medicine
• Subjects: diabetes; diabetic foot infection; self-care agency; diyabet; diyabetik ayak enfeksiyonu; öz bakım gücü
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/josam/issue/38949/473045

Aim: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease and causes a major complication such as diabetic foot infection. Accordingly, we think that the mobilization of patients will decrease and self-care will decrease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection.Methods: This is a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study to identify the self-care agency of 97 patients with diabetic foot infection. Data were collected by face to face interview technique, using a questionnaire the Self-care Agency Scale which is consists of a total of 35 questions. Results: When the self-care agency of the participants was evaluated, it was observed that 30.9% (n = 30) of the cases were low, 58.8% (n = 57) were moderate, and 10.3% (n = 10) were high. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between amputation time and self-care agency total score (r = 0.514, p = 0.002).Conclusion: As a result, diabetes and its complications are an important group of diseases that we frequently encounter. We think that self-care will be better with education to be given to patients and their relatives.