فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

INTRODUCTION: Foot problems are most common among patients with diabetes, and they arean important cause of morbidity in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). They can be prevented byfollowing a simple foot care practice. The study objective was to stratify the level of risk for diabeticfoot ulcer (DFU) among patients with diabetes by screening.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Adescriptive cross‑sectional study design was adopted in this study.The sample size was 196, and a standardized INLOW’S 60‑s diabetic foot screening tool was usedto assess the risk of diabetic foot. Data collection was done by face‑to‑face interview, and diabeticfoot risk (DFR) was assessed by direct observation, inspection, and palpation methods.RESULTS: Among the 196 patients, majority required yearly foot screen in both feet. The meanand standard deviation of the level of DFR in the left foot (LF) and right foot (RF) was 4.31 ± 2.267and 4.51 ± 2.391, respectively. There was a statistically significant association between thepractice of treatment and level of foot screening recommendation in the LF with Chi‑square value ofχ2 = 8.20 (df = 2) and RF with Chi‑square value of χ2 = 7.95 (df = 2) at P < 0.05 level.CONCLUSION: Health‑care providers should be made aware of the regular practice of screening thefoot of diabetic patients along with health education awareness programs. It may be helpful to identifythe foot ulcer risk at an early stage. It will prevent further complications of DFU and recurrence of ulcerand will reduce the economic burden to patients and their family members and the health‑care system.