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Examination of Complementary and Supportive Practices and Self-efficacy Against Foot Ulcers in Diabetic Patients
Context:
Medical treatment is critical in the healing of diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetic patients in many countries have recently started using complementary and supportive practices.
Objectives:
The study intended to examine the complementary and supportive medical practices and their self-efficacy against foot ulcers that can develop in diabetic patients.
Design:
The research team conducted a cross-sectional and descriptive study.
Setting:
The study took place at internal-medicine outpatient clinics at a hospital in Turkey.
Participants:
Participants were 656 diabetes patients who came the clinics between March and May 2021.
Outcome Measures:
The research team collected data with a structured questionnaire and the Diabetic Foot Care Self-efficacy Scale (DFCSES).
Results:
Significant differences existed in gender, educational status, and average income level as well as between the (CAM) users and non-CAM A statistically significant difference existed between users and non-users of CAM. Users diabetes treatment type, go to regular doctor check-up, had other chronic disease, had a foot problem, regularly did leg and foot gymnastics, regularly did foot examination and often did foot examination.
Conclusions:
The most popular products among CAM users were herbal products: Nigella sativa, Nigella sativa oil, cinnamon, and cinnamon oil. The mean scores for non-users of CAM were lower on the DFCSES.
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