The role of the nurse to determine the risk factors of diabetic foot in patients with diabetes mellitus

THE ROLE OF THE NURSE TO DETERMINE THE RISK FACTORSOF DIABETIC FOOT IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS3HULKDQg='(0ø5M.S. ThesisUniversity Graduate School oh Health SciencesDepartment of NursingMaster of science Programme of Internal Diseases NursingSupervisors: Asist. Yard. Doç. Dr. Nimet OVAYOLUDoç Dr. Ersin AKARSUSep-20005, 92 pagesABSTRACT7KH DLP RI WKH VWXG\ ZDV WR GHWHUPLQH WKH ULVN IDFWRUV RI GLDEHWLF IRRW ÕQpatients whom were admit to the hospital of Gaziantep Medical Facultybetween 2003 and 2004. 203 patients were included in this study. Data for thisstudy were collected by pull form and foot evaluation form. Those forms wereprepared according to the literatures. SPSS programme was used for statisticalanalaysis. We estabilished that 1% of the patients were evaluated by the nurseat the end of the study and 85% of the patients explained that they didn?ttrained for foot care. Of the educated patients 5.9% were trained by nurse. Allof the patients 31% had foot ulcer and 62.5 % of them didn?t know what time itwas occured. 74.9% of the patients had risk factor for diabetic foot. The mostIUHTXHQWULVNIDFWRUZDVORRVLQJVHQVDWLRQÕQWKHIRRWResearcher had suggested the subject which would have given to diabeticpatients with the help of the result of research.Key Words: Diabetes mellitus, diabetic foot, diabetic foot risk factors,nursing role.