“Even though Doctor has Advised to Practice Foot Care I have not Practiced Soaking Feet in Lukewarm Water so Far” Self-care Practices, Enablers, and Barriers: A Mixed Methods Study among Individuals with Diabetes from a Rural Area of South India
In the present study, self-care practice in terms of diet and physical activity were found to be good whereas blood sugar level monitoring and foot care practices were poor.
Authors
- Abhay Nirgude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-7094)
- T M Revathi
- Nagendra Navya
- Poonam Naik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8596-7995)
Institutions
- Yenepoya University (IN)
- K S Hegde Medical Academy (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Community Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_769_23
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00