Research Article

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

Volume: 3 Number: 3 March 15, 2019
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Evaluation of self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection: A cross-sectional descriptive study

Abstract

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.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 15, 2019

Submission Date

October 22, 2018

Acceptance Date

December 25, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 3 Number: 3

APA
Nazik, S., Nazik, H., Şahin, A. R., & Ateş, S. (2019). Evaluation of self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 3(3), 214-217. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.473045
AMA
1.Nazik S, Nazik H, Şahin AR, Ateş S. Evaluation of self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection: A cross-sectional descriptive study. J Surg Med. 2019;3(3):214-217. doi:10.28982/josam.473045
Chicago
Nazik, Selçuk, Hülya Nazik, Ahmet Rıza Şahin, and Selma Ateş. 2019. “Evaluation of Self-Care Agency of Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 (3): 214-17. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.473045.
EndNote
Nazik S, Nazik H, Şahin AR, Ateş S (March 1, 2019) Evaluation of self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 3 214–217.
IEEE
[1]S. Nazik, H. Nazik, A. R. Şahin, and S. Ateş, “Evaluation of self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection: A cross-sectional descriptive study”, J Surg Med, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 214–217, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.28982/josam.473045.
ISNAD
Nazik, Selçuk - Nazik, Hülya - Şahin, Ahmet Rıza - Ateş, Selma. “Evaluation of Self-Care Agency of Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3/3 (March 1, 2019): 214-217. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.473045.
JAMA
1.Nazik S, Nazik H, Şahin AR, Ateş S. Evaluation of self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection: A cross-sectional descriptive study. J Surg Med. 2019;3:214–217.
MLA
Nazik, Selçuk, et al. “Evaluation of Self-Care Agency of Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. 214-7, doi:10.28982/josam.473045.
Vancouver
1.Selçuk Nazik, Hülya Nazik, Ahmet Rıza Şahin, Selma Ateş. Evaluation of self-care agency of patients with diabetic foot infection: A cross-sectional descriptive study. J Surg Med. 2019 Mar. 1;3(3):214-7. doi:10.28982/josam.473045