Improving lower extremity complications associated with type 2 diabetes can be done through effective foot care interventions that include foot care knowledge and foot care practice s. Conclusion Preventing these complications , underst and ing the risk factors , and having the ability to manage complications outside of the clinical encounter is an important part of a diabetes foot self-care management program .
Introduction The purpose of this systematic literature review is to review published studies on foot care knowledge and foot care practice interventions as part of diabetic foot care self-management interventions .
Diabetes Foot Self-care Practices in a Rural, Triethnic Population
Purpose The purpose s of this study were to assess the level of foot self-care performed in a rural , multiethnic population of older adults and to identify factors associated with foot self-care . Methods The Evaluating Long-term Diabetes  Self-management  Among Elder Rural Adults study included a r and om sample of 701 African American , Native American , and white adults from 2 rural North Carolina counties . Participants completed in-home interviews , 5 foot selfcare practice s from the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities ( SDSCA )  , functional status measures , and measures of education and support for foot care . Results Foot care practice s/behaviors reported at least 6 days/week ranged from 35.6 % for inspecting shoes to 79.2 % for not soaking feet . Four independent predictors of the SDSCA summary foot care index score were observed : having been shown how to care for feet ( P < .0001 ) , female gender ( P= .03 ) , having had a doctor check nerves in feet in past year ( P= .02 ) , and not receiving support caring for feet ( P = .0425 ) . Conclusions These findings indicate that educating patients about foot self-care may encourage routine foot care but that those dependent on either formal or informal support to perform foot care do so less frequently than those who perform it independently
Improving lower extremity complications associated with type 2 diabetes can be done through effective foot care interventions that include foot care knowledge and foot care practice s. Conclusion Preventing these complications , underst and ing the risk factors , and having the ability to manage complications outside of the clinical encounter is an important part of a diabetes foot self-care management program .
Introduction The purpose of this systematic literature review is to review published studies on foot care knowledge and foot care practice interventions as part of diabetic foot care self-management interventions .