Foot care behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes.
The aim of the study was to determine factors influencing foot care behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes.



A correlational descriptive study was conducted with a random sample of 160 adults with type 2 diabetes from the public hospital between April and July 2014.



Just over 15% of the sample had a history of foot ulcers and almost 42% had numbness/tingling and pain in their feet. Positive foot care behaviors were correlated with higher income, higher educational attainment, lower body weight, positive attitude and higher awareness of diabetes and its management.



Targeting type 2 diabetes people with low level of education, low income and overweight may help to enhance their foot care and reduce foot complications in similar populations, Implications. Those most at risk of foot problems should be targeted for education to increase their awareness of ways to prevent and to manage foot problems.
Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address: melba123@rediffmail.com.
Melba Sheila
MS
D'Souza
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program, Department of Acute & Continuing Care, The University of Texas Health Science, Oman. Electronic address: Susan.D.Ruppert@uth.tmc.edu.
Susan D
SD
Ruppert
Nursing and Health Research, School of Nursing University of Ulster - Coleraine Campus, Londonderry, United Kingdom. Electronic address: ak.parahoo@ulster.ac.uk.
Kader
K
Parahoo
Department of Business Studies, Higher College of Technology, Al Khuwair, Oman. Electronic address: ksnairy@gmail.com.
Subrahmanya Nairy
SN
Karkada
Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address: anuamir@squ.edu.om.
Anandhi
A
Amirtharaj
Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address: djacob@squ.edu.om.
Devakirubai
D
Jacob
Fundamentals of Nursing, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address: shreedev@squ.edu.om.
Shreedevi
S
Balachandran
Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address: nasser87@squ.edu.om.
Nasser Majid Dhabi
NM
Al Salmi
D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D009850:Oman / Q000453:epidemiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care
Foot care; Foot care behaviors; Foot preventive strategies; Foot problems; Nurse; Type 2 diabetes