The effectiveness of Using a Diabetes Foot Care Mirror Innovation to Promote Foot Care Behaviors among Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Patients in Primary Care Units in Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province
Keywords:
diabetic mellitus, foot care behaviors, foot care innovationAbstract
This research was a quasi-experimental, 2 group, pre-posttest control group design. The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of using a diabetes foot care mirror innovation to promote foot care behaviors among type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) patients. The participants consisted of 46 people with T2DM patients receiving services at a primary care unit in Samut Sakhon Province. The patients were selected by purposive sampling according to set inclusion criteria and assigned into an experimental group and a comparison group (n=23 per group). The research instruments included: 1) a diabetes foot care mirror innovation, 2) the LINE application Official Account "Sai-Jai-Song-Tao-Baowan", 3) a general information and satisfaction questionnaire, and 4) a foot care behavior assessment form (Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.70). The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and independent t-tests.
The findings showed that the experimental group had significantly higher mean scores for foot care behavior after the intervention than before intervention and the control group (p < .01) The study showed that "the diabetes foot care mirror innovation" was effective in promoting foot care behaviors in patients with T2DM. The recommended that this innovation be implemented for patients in the early stages of DM to enhance foot care practices and prevent diabetic foot complications.
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