Open AccessKnowledge and practice of foot care in patients with diabetes mellitus attending primary care center at Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Mashail Mohammed AlOwais,
Omer A Shido
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_943_20
Subject(s) - medicine , foot (prosody) , diabetes mellitus , diabetic foot , cross sectional study , amputation , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , demographics , foot care , family medicine , physical therapy , pediatrics , surgery , demography , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , endocrinology , physics , sociology , optics
Diabetic foot is the most common complication among 50% diabetic patients. Evidence exists that with the self-care, the incidence of foot ulcers and toe amputation can be decreased significantly. Hence, the current study was planned to assess knowledge and foot care practice among diabetic patients attending primary care centre in Saudi Arabia.