title: Diabetes nurse educators' prioritized elder foot care behaviors.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify diabetes nurse educators' perceptions of the most important foot care behaviors for elderly people to enact in daily care.
  
  
  
  A structured, open-ended questionnaire was mailed to a regionally stratified random sample of 90 diabetes nurse educators. Subjects were asked to identify and rank order 8 foot care behaviors perceived important for elderly people with diabetes to enact daily. Data were transcribed and coded into categories and domains using descriptive content analysis.
  
  
  
  Forty-seven diabetes nurse educators responded with a total of 346 foot care behaviors perceived important for elders. Twenty-one major foot care behavior content categories were grouped into 4 domains of descending importance: foot/nail care, footwear/shoes, general health, and foot emergencies.
  
  
  
  Diabetes nurse educators generated a range of baseline data for developing a reliable, valid, and patient foot care knowledge outcome measure to support national diabetes patient education and self-management program guidelines.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas at El Paso (Dr Martinez)
authors.forename: Nelda C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa, Iowa City (Dr TrippReimer)
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tripp-Reimer
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004522:Educational Status; D004630:Emergencies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012449:Safety; D012775:Shoes; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods