KIẾN THỨC VỀ LOÉT BÀN CHÂN CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐÁI THÁO ĐƯỜNG - KẾT QUẢ TỪ MỘT CUỘC KHẢO SÁT TẠI BỆNH VIỆN CHỢ RẪY TỪ 2021 ĐẾN 2022

Abstract

patients to actively prevent this complication. Educative activities for diabetic patients are not routinely conducted in Vietnam. Hence, we carried out this study to evaluate the knowledge of patients at Cho Ray Hospital on mechanical causes of diabetic foot ulcers and the formation and progression of diabetic foot ulcers. Method: A cross-sectional study included 374 diabetic patients coming to Cho Ray Hospital for outpatient check-ups or hospitalization from 2021 to 2022. The data-collecting tool was a pre-designed questionnaire in which seven diabetic foot ulcer-related questions were borrowed from the Patient Interpretation of Neuropathy (PIN) questionnaire (Physical Causes of Ulcers subscale and Acute Foot Ulcer Onset subscale) by Vileikyte et al. Results: The average score for the knowledge of the studied population was 26,4 ± 4,45 (out of 35). The proportions of patients who had a wrong answer for these following questions were still high: 56,1% still thought that diabetic foot ulcers only happened after a long time of diabetes. 44,6% and 42,0% did not know that calluses and dried food skin could cause diabetic foot ulcers. There were possible significant associations between gender, level of education, and the knowledge of patients. Conclusions: Patients' knowledge of diabetic foot ulcers still needs to be improved. Gender and level of education can be associated with patients’ levels of this knowledge.