THAY ĐỔI THỰC HÀNH TỰ CHĂM SÓC BÀN CHÂN CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐÁI THÁO ĐƯỜNG TYPE 2 ĐIỀU TRỊ NGOẠI TRÚ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA TỈNH THÁI BÌNH NĂM 2019

Abstract

Objective: To describe the reality of foot self-care practice among type 2 diabetic outpatients in Thai Binh General hospital in 2019 and to assess the changes in foot self-care practice of these patients after the health educational program. Method: The interventional study design with control group and before - after comparison were conducted from 03/2019 to 05/2019. 104 type 2 diabetic outpatients were allocated into two groups, 52 patients received the study’s educational program and 52 other patients received the common instruction as the control group. Results: At the time of intervention, the average point of general practice of diabetic patients on foot care was limited with 11.9 ± 2.6 points in the study group and 12.4 ± 3.1 points in the control group. out of 19 points. The percentage of subjects with good practice in the study group was 59.6% lower than the control group with 63.5%. The difference in the mean score of practice and the level of practice of NB between the 2 groups was not statistically significant with p>0.05. At the time of 1 month after the intervention, the average practice score of the study group was 16.2 ± 1.2 points higher than the control group with 13.6 ± 2.7. The percentage of subjects with good practice in the study group increased to 100%, which was 71.2% higher than the control group. This difference is statistically significant with p<0.05. Conclusion: The educational program applied in this study showed the significant improvement in the foot self-care practice among type 2 diabetic outpatients in comparison with common instruction.