This study aimed to assess the knowledge and self-reported practices of diabetic patients regarding prevention of foot ulcers. It found that most patients (70%) had satisfactory knowledge, while 50% reported satisfactory foot care practices. There was a significant positive correlation between knowledge and self-care practices. The study concluded knowledge influences foot care behavior and recommends education programs to improve patient outcomes.

1. Ningthoujam Ranjana Devi
Clinical instructor
Army institute of nursing, guwahati

2. Introduction
 Diabetes currently affects 200 million people
worldwide and is expected to reach 333 million by
2015, with most of the massive burden falling in
developing countries.
 Every year 3.2 millions deaths are attributes to the
disease, no matter where people are from and
where they live. However many people are
vulnerable because they do not have access to
appropriate health care and education.

3.  Poverty and social exclusion increase the risks of
developing diabetes, the complications associated
with the disease and dying as a consequence of
diabetes Foot ulceration is the common major end
point among diabetic complications.
 Proper foot care & early recognition and the
management of risk factors prevent foot ulcer of
diabetic patients .
 This descriptive study aims to assess the
knowledge and self reported practices regarding
prevention of foot ulcer among diabetic patients.

4. Objectives
 To assess the knowledge regarding prevention
of foot ulcer among diabetic patients of
Bharati Hospital & Research Centres, Pune.
 To assess self reported practices regarding
prevention of foot ulcer among diabetic
patients of Bharati Hospital & Research
Centres, Pune.
 To correlate the knowledge and self reported
practices regarding prevention of foot ulcer
among diabetic patients.

5. Research methodology
1. Research approach Quantitative research
approach
2. Research design Descriptive research design
3. Research setting Bharati Hospital &
Research Centres , Pune.
4. Population Diabetic patients of
Bharati Hospital, Pune.
5. Sample size 100
6. Sampling method Non probability convenient
sampling technique

6. Development of tool
 The tool consists of 3 sections-
Demographic data of diabetic patient.
Self structured questionnaires to assess knowledge
regarding prevention of diabetic foot ulcer.
Self structured questionnaires to assess self reported
practices of diabetic patient regarding foot care.

7. Data analysis
 SECTION- I
It deals with the analysis of demographic data of the
samples.
 SECTION –II
It deals with the analysis of the data related to
Knowledge of diabetic patients regarding
prevention of foot ulcer.

8.  SECTION-III
It deals with the analysis of Self-reported practices of
diabetic patients regarding prevention of foot
ulcer.
 SECTION –IV
It deals with analysis of correlation ship between
knowledge and self-reported practices regarding
prevention of diabetic foot ulcer.

9. I. Demographic data of the sample
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

10. II. Analysis of knowledge regarding
prevention of foot ulcer
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Poor Knowledge Satisfactory Knowledge Good Knowledge
%
Knowledge of prevention of diabetic foot ulcer

11. III. Analysis of self reported practices
regarding prevention of foot ulcer
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Poor practices Satisfactory practices Good practices
%
Self-reported practices

12. IV. Correlationship between knowledge and self-
reported practices regarding prevention of
diabetic foot ulcer
Relation between Knowledge score and S.R.Prac
(r=0.361)
Knowledge score
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
16
14
12
10
8
6
4

13. Limitation of the study
 The study is limited to only Bharati Hospital &
Research Centres, Pune.
 The study is limited to knowledge regarding
prevention of diabetic foot ulcer.
 The study is limited to self reported practices
regarding prevention of diabetic foot ulcer.
 The study is limited to population that understand
and speak English & Marathi.

14. Recommendations
 The similar study can be conducted to large sample for
generalisation of findings.
 The similar study can be done on nurses working in
the community or diabetic clinics.
 A comparative study can be undertaken to observe he
difference of knowledge and self reported practices in
urban and rural patient regarding prevention of foot
ulcer.

15.  A planned teaching can be done for diabetic patient
regarding prevention of foot ulcer.
 A quasi experimental study will be done to see
difference between experimental group and control
group after giving information and education.

16. Conclusion
 The following conclusions was drawn based on the
finding of the study.
 The study reveals that majority 70% had satisfactory
knowledge, 18% had good knowledge and 12 % had
poor knowledge regarding prevention of foot ulcer.
 Whereas in the self reported practice majority 50% h
satisfactory practices

17. Conclusion
 The correlation between knowledge and self reported
practice regarding foot care among diabetic patients is
studied by Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient.
Coefficient of determination (r squared) =0.361,is
considered significant. Hence, there was a perfect
correlation between knowledge and self reported
practice regarding prevention of foot ulcer which
means there is increase in knowledge with increase in
self reported practices of patients..

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