Autocuidado del pie diabético en el primer nivel de atención

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus represents a high rate of morbidity worldwide and among its complications the diabetic foot, one of the most frequent, representing an incidence of 20% in the population, affecting mainly the elderly. Objective: the purpose of the research was to analyze the self-care of the diabetic foot in the first level of care. Methods: A descriptive, quantitative, crosssectional and non-experimental study was carried out. 46 patients with a diagnosis of diabetic foot participated, with a precision of 5%, a confidence level of 95% and a reliability of Cronbach's alpha 0.984. The data processing was carried out in a database and the statistical analysis in the SPSS version 25 program. The Microsoft Excel 2010 program was used to prepare the tables. Results: The data obtained suggests that 43.5% of the respondents they belong to the group of 61 to 70 years of age; the male sex predominated in a significant way with 56.5% compared to the female 43.5%; 32.6% of the patients carry out household activities and 28.3% engage in informal commerce. 30.4% of users receive guidance on the disease from the nursing staff almost always; the level of pharmacological adherence is 37% and 10.9% does not comply; 32.6% have glucose control and 30.4% perform correct foot hygiene. Conclusions: It is concluded that the nursing staff must strengthen their knowledge so that their interventions are effective and focus on improving the quality of life of patients