Effect of Applying Telenursing Strategy on Foot Self-care among Diabetic Patients

Background: Diabetic foot complications are a major cause of morbidity, often resultingfrom poor self-care and delayed treatment. Telenursing, nursing care remote delivery viatechnology can be in the form of videos, messaging apps like WhatsApp etc. These offer apractical solution to support diabetic patients. It enables nurses to educate, monitor, andguide patients in real-time, promoting better foot care practices. Studies proved thattelenursing improves self-care adherence, reduces complications, and enhances access tocare Objective: To evaluate the effect of applying telenursing strategy on foot self-care amongdiabetic patients. Settings: The study was carried out in the Main University Hospitaloutpatient diabetic clinic Alexandria, Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample of 80 diabeticadult patients (one group pre-test post-test design). Tools: one tool was used “DiabeticPatients’ frequency foot self- care Checklist questionnaire”. An attachment sheet was added“Bio-socio-demographic data”. Results: There was a significant improvement in foot selfcare(P<0.001*) in both first, second evaluation post telenursing strategy application.Conclusion: Diabetic patients who received telenursing application- WhatsApp and YouTubevideos- achieved higher scores in foot self-care than before the telenursing application.Recommendations: Continuous training and educational programs must be designed fordiabetic patients through online applications to update their practice performance andenhance their foot self-care.