Mobile Application For Educating Diabetics About Foot Care

Purpose: Our aim was to develop a training program on the mobile application and to assess the effect of this training on the participants' knowledge about foot care, their self-efficacy and their behavior levels.

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Key information

Conditions

Diabetic Foot, Mobile Application, Patient Education Cardiovascular Diseases Diabetes Complications Diabetes Mellitus Diabetic Angiopathies Diabetic Foot Diabetic Neuropathies Endocrine System Diseases Foot Ulcer Leg Ulcer Skin Diseases Skin Ulcer Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The universe of this randomized controlled study consisted of 130 patients who had presented to a training and research hospital in Istanbul. The data were collected during the period March-September 2017 with an Information Form, the Diabetic Foot Knowledge Scale, Diabetic Foot Care Self-efficacy Scale, Foot Self-care Behavior Scale and a Feedback Form on the Mobile Application Training.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic according to ADA criteria at least six months prior to the study,
being 18 years of age and over,
being literate and fluent in Turkish,
not having an active foot ulcer,
owning and being able to operate a smart phone,
not having any communication or mental problems,
consenting to participating in the research.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with advanced retinopathy and those wishing to withdraw from the research were excluded from the study.

Treatment and study plan

Diabetic foot education

Other

Give Diabetic foot education via mobile phone

Primary outcomes

their self-efficacy

Time frame: change from baseline self efficiancy at week 4.

Diabetic Foot Care Self-efficacy Scale is a scale that determines a diabetic individual's perception of self-efficacy with respect to executing diabetic foot care activities. Responses to this nine-item 10-point Likert-type of questionnaire are assessed on a visual scale that ranges from "I'm absolutely unsure=0" to "I'm very sure=10". The lowest possible score on the scale is 0; the highest is 100.
Diabetes Foot Knowledge

Time frame: change from baseline Diabetes Foot Knowledge at week 4.

Diabetes Foot Knowledge Questionnaire (DFKQ) were developed by Garcia et al. as a 5-item instrument that assesses the level of knowledge patients have about foot care. The questionnaire is evaluated on the basis of the total score. An increase in the score indicates that the diabetic individual has an increased level of knowledge about foot care
Foot Self-care Behavior

Time frame: change from baseline Foot Self-care Behavior at week 4.

Foot Self-care Behavior Scale assesses self-efficacy behavior in the context of foot care. It is a 16-item 5-point Likert-type of scale in which responses are assessed as "I do this: 1=Never, 2=Occasionally, 3=Sometimes, 4=Frequently, 5=Always." The lowest possible score on the scale is 16; the highest is 80

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Medeniyet University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Mobile Application in Foot Care of Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Feb 11, 2020
Registry last updated: Feb 11, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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