Factors related to changes in foot status and foot care in patients with diabetes mellitus participating in an exercise health education program

作     者：Kumiko Ozawa Toshiko Tomisawa Sakiko Sakuraba Mayumi Urushizaka Maiko Kitajima Chieko Itaki Yuka Noto Kumiko Kawasaki Hideaki Yamabe Kyoko Tagami 

作者机构：Aichi Prefectural University Aichi Japan Department of Nursing Hachinohe Gakuin Junior College Hachinohe Japan Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences Hirosaki Japan Hirosaki University Hospital Hirosaki Japan 

出 版 物：《Journal of Diabetes Mellitus》 (糖尿病（英文）)

年 卷 期：2014年第4卷第1期

页      面：67-71页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Change in Foot Status Foot Care Diabetes Mellitus Exercise 

摘      要：Purpose: To identify factors related to changes in foot status and foot care in patients with diabetes mellitus participating in an exercise program. Methods: The subjects were 21 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (8 males, 13 females). The mean age of the patients was 62.3 ± 12.5 years old. Foot status, physical measurements and daily activities were monitored and several surveys were performed. Results: Changes in foot status were significantly positively correlated with walking at normal speed (r = 0.54, p 0.05) and fast speed (r = 0.68, p p 0.05). Foot care showed a significant negative correlation with burden of diet therapy (r = -0.48, p 0.05) and a significant positive correlation with the self-efficacy of diet therapy (r = 0.65, p 0.01). Conclusions: Subjects who were fast walkers showed greater changes in foot status. Poor foot care behavior is also related to greater changes in foot status. Regular interventions for foot care are important to improve self-care behavior during an exercise program.