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Assessment of Personal Hygiene for Adults with Diabetic Foot | ||
| nursing national Iraqi specility | ||
| Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1-10 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hussein H. Atia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the personal hygiene of adult patients with diabetic foot. Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out in Baghdad teaching hospital, Al-Karama teaching hospital and Al-Kindey teaching hospital for the period of 10/1/2006 to 1/9/2006. A purposive "non probability" sample of (100) patient. Questionnaire was constructed for achieving the purpose of the study. Data were collected through the application of the questionnaire and interview technique. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistical approach (frequency & percentage) and inferential statistical approach (chi-square & correlation) by using of SPSS. Results: The study results indicated that the range of age was between (56-60) year and most of them was male, married, read and write and the majority was smoking since (15) year ago and there is effect from personal hygiene on diabetic foot. Recommendation: The study recommended that educational programs should be constructed or designed for personal hygiene of patient newly diagnosed with diabetes, need for specialized nurses in the diabetic center and quit or reduce smoking. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Personal hygiene; adults diabetic foot | ||
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