title: Knowledge and practice of foot self-care among Jordanians with diabetes: an interview-based survey study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine knowledge and practice of foot care among Jordanian patients with diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  An ethically-approved Arabic language questionnaire was used to interview participants recruited from five Jordanian governorates. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 16). Total scores for knowledge and practice were computed, and were classified as poor (<50%), satisfactory (50-70%) or good (>70%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 1085 participants, 51.1% were males and 48.8% were females. The average age was 53.3 years (SD=13.3 years), with over half (54.0%) were between 41-60 years of age. More than half of knowledge scores were within the range 'good', in which there was around 6% of the practice scores. Those classified as having poor knowledge amounted to 7.2%, whilst those classified as exercising poor practice amounted to 42%. Statistically significant associations were established between level of education and knowledge (p<0.001) as well as practice (p<0.006).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study demonstrated discrepancies between knowledge and practice in relation to foot care. Efforts are required to reduce these discrepancies between knowledge and the real practice of foot self-care, taking into account the patients' levels of education and the cultural context.
authors.affiliation: DN, MScn, RN, Lecturer, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia; Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mutah University, Mutah, Jordan.
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Abu-Qamar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires