Knowledge and Attitude of Foot Care Among Diabetics in Prevention of Amputation in Saudi Arabia
Alrashed, M., Al Otaibi, S., Habib, A., Saiys, K., Alnassar, H., Alsahfy, H., Khan, A., Alsaati, H., Alzayed, A., Alhussain, A., Alhaddad, M., Almohammedsaleh, A., Alhamdi, A., Almalki, H. (2017). Knowledge and Attitude of Foot Care Among Diabetics in Prevention of Amputation in Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 69(5), 2476-2479. doi: 10.12816/0041697
Mohammed Sulaiman Alrashed; Sufana Amer Al Otaibi; Abdulrahman Mohammed G Habib; Khadijah Ali Saiys; Hind Ahmed Nassar Alnassar; Harith Own Alsahfy; Afnan Mohammed M Khan; Hesham Faisal Alsaati; Ahmed Soud Muhammad Alzayed; Ahmed Sami Ali Alhussain; Mohammed Sami Mohammed Alhaddad; Ali Ameer Hassan Almohammedsaleh; Abdullah Mohammed Ali Alhamdi; Humaidan Hamoud Almalki. "Knowledge and Attitude of Foot Care Among Diabetics in Prevention of Amputation in Saudi Arabia". EKB Journal Management System, 69, 5, 2017, 2476-2479. doi: 10.12816/0041697
Alrashed, M., Al Otaibi, S., Habib, A., Saiys, K., Alnassar, H., Alsahfy, H., Khan, A., Alsaati, H., Alzayed, A., Alhussain, A., Alhaddad, M., Almohammedsaleh, A., Alhamdi, A., Almalki, H. (2017). 'Knowledge and Attitude of Foot Care Among Diabetics in Prevention of Amputation in Saudi Arabia', EKB Journal Management System, 69(5), pp. 2476-2479. doi: 10.12816/0041697
Alrashed, M., Al Otaibi, S., Habib, A., Saiys, K., Alnassar, H., Alsahfy, H., Khan, A., Alsaati, H., Alzayed, A., Alhussain, A., Alhaddad, M., Almohammedsaleh, A., Alhamdi, A., Almalki, H. Knowledge and Attitude of Foot Care Among Diabetics in Prevention of Amputation in Saudi Arabia. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 69(5): 2476-2479. doi: 10.12816/0041697

Knowledge and Attitude of Foot Care Among Diabetics in Prevention of Amputation in Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 19, Volume 69, Issue 5, October 2017, Page 2476-2479  XML PDF (179.12 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0041697
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Mohammed Sulaiman Alrashed1; Sufana Amer Al Otaibi2; Abdulrahman Mohammed G Habib3; Khadijah Ali Saiys4; Hind Ahmed Nassar Alnassar5; Harith Own Alsahfy5; Afnan Mohammed M Khan6; Hesham Faisal Alsaati7; Ahmed Soud Muhammad Alzayed8; Ahmed Sami Ali Alhussain9; Mohammed Sami Mohammed Alhaddad9; Ali Ameer Hassan Almohammedsaleh9; Abdullah Mohammed Ali Alhamdi10; Humaidan Hamoud Almalki11
11Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of General Surgery
2Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal university, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Department of General Surgery
3Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges, Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia,Department of General Surgery
4Umm al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia,Department of General Surgery
5Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal university, Dammam, Saudi Arabia,Department of General Surgery
6University of Science and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen,Department of General Surgery
7Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Department of General Surgery
8University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia,Department of General Surgery
9King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia,Department of General Surgery
10Al Baha University, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia,Department of General Surgery
11Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia,Department of General Surgery
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent endocrinal disorder in Saudi Arabia. Diabetic foot ulceration occurs in about one fifth of diabetics, and significantly increase the risk of gangrene and amputation. Early and proper foot care is essential to prevent such deleterious complication.  Objectives: the aim of this review is to study the knowledge and attitude about foot care among diabetics in Saudi Arabia and its impact on prevention of amputation. Methods: To achieve this aim, online database was searched for articles reporting knowledge and/or attitude of Saudi patients about foot care. Results yielded from this search were quickly inspected, the titles and abstract were quickly read to select related studies. Results: Up to one fifth of diabetic patients had poor knowledge about their foot care, and in spite of regular checkups, they lacked awareness of signs and symptoms of diabetic foot infection. However, when educational programs were implemented, complications rate has significantly declined. Discussion: Previous literature studies indicated that Saudi diabetic patients had moderate to poor knowledge about their illness in general. Most of them are not adequately educated about the complications of their illness, and how to deal with them. However, when engaged in systematic educational programs, they were highly responsive and compliant and their new adopted attitude and knowledge about the illness decreased their amputation as well as other complications rate.
 
Keywords
Diabetic foot; diabetes; Amputation; Knowledge; Attitude
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