The aim of this project is to examine the effects of the online diabetic foot support program (DiaFootSuP) and care kit applied to type 2 diabetic individuals who have previously had a diabetic foot ulcer on diabetic foot outcomes (diabetic foot knowledge level, foot care behavior level, foot care self-efficacy level, HbA1c, etc.).
It was planned as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of the online diabetic foot support program (DiaFootSuP) and care kit applied to type 2 diabetic individuals who had previously had diabetic foot ulcers on diabetic foot outcomes. The sample calculation of the study was based on determining the difference between two independent groups and the sample size for the experimental and control groups was taken as experimental: 31-control: 31 people using the G\*Power 3.1.9.6 program. The experimental group was given a foot care kit developed by the researcher, which included special foot care products. Pre-test data for the experimental and control groups are collected from the diabetic foot knowledge scale, foot care behavior scale, and diabetic foot care self-efficacy scale. Online diabetic foot care training consisting of 5 modules is given individually to the patients in the experimental group. After the training, motivational messages and informative videos are sent once a week for 3 months. Patients are also asked to send photos while doing foot care. The post-test data of the experimental and control groups will be collected at the end of 3 months with the diabetic foot knowledge scale, foot care behavior scale, and diabetic foot care self-efficacy scale. Training videos will be delivered to the control group at the end of the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
62
5 modules of online foot care training, motivational messages and informative videos for the patient who was given a foot care kit
Dokuz Eylül University
Izmir, Buca, Turkey (Türkiye)
The 5-item Diabetes Foot Care Knowledge Scale
The 5-item Diabetes Foot Care Knowledge Scale, a subscale of the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire-24, was used. Cronbach's α value was found to be 0.63. Scores range from 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating higher knowledge levels.
Time frame: two week
Foot Self Care Observation Guide
The Cronbach α value of the Foot Self Care Observation Guide was determined as 0.83. The scale consists of 15 items. These items are evaluated as 1=Never, 2=Occasionally, 3=Sometimes, 4=Frequently, 5=Always. The lowest score on the scale is 15, the highest is 75. An increase in the scale score indicates that the individual's self-care behaviors are better.
Time frame: two week
Diabetic Foot Care Self Efficacy Scale
Diabetic Foot Care Self Efficacy Scale Cronbach α value was determined as 0.86. The scale consists of nine items. These nine statements are evaluated on an 11-number visual scale, which is stated as "I do not see it as sufficient at all = 0" and "I see it as very sufficient = 10". The lowest score obtained from the scale is 0, the highest score is 90. An increase in the scale score indicates that the individual has high self-efficacy.
Time frame: two week
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