Clinical trial NCT05404178: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study of the Diabetic Foot Self-Care Questionnaire
Official title: Turkish Validity-Reliability Study of the Diabetic Foot Self-Care Questionnaire
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Diabete Type 2
Diabetic Foot
Keywords: Diabete Type 2
Diabetic Foot
Validity and reliability
Lead sponsor: Harran University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-06-03
Enrollment: 3
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Diabetic Foot Self-Care Questionnaire in patients with primary Type 2 Diabetes.

Detailed description: This study will be conducted in descriptive type. The population of the research will be patients with diabetic foot in the Endocrinology clinic and polyclinic of the University Hospital. The sample of the study will consist of patients who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the research. The data collection tools of the study are the patient questionnaire (19 questions), the Diabetic Foot Self-Care Questionnaire (16 questions) and the Foot Care Behavior Scale, by scanning the literature by the researchers.

English Turkish translations will be made before starting the research. Afterwards, expert opinion will be taken for the suitability of the scale items. Then, the Turkish scale items will be translated back into English and the linguist's opinion will be taken that the scale can be applied. Language and content validity will be done for the scale form. The scale items will be translated into Turkish and expert opinions will be taken. Then, the Turkish scale items will be translated back into English and the linguist's opinion will be taken that the scale can be applied. Language validity and content validity will be done in the study. Explanatory Factor Analysis will be applied for the validity of the questionnaire. Kaiser Meyer Olkin(KMO) Test, which measures the adequacy of sample size as antecedent tests, and Bartlett's Test For Sphericity will be used to test sphericity. Factor Analysis Principal Component Analysis Method will be applied.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* be over 18 years old
* Having Type 2 Diabetes and having a diabetic foot ulcer.
* Volunteering to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have a communication problem
* Presence of lower extremity amputation
* Presence of any ulcer other than diabetes

Primary outcomes:
measure: Diabetic Foot Self-Care Questionnaire
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Foot Care Behavior Scale
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Şanlıurfa
country: Turkey
facility: Harran University
state: Türki̇ye
Study officials:
affiliation: Harran University
name: İbrahim C Di̇ki̇ci̇, MSc
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Harran University
name: Zeynal Yasacı, MSc
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
name: Derya Tülüce, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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