Study to Evaluate Self-instructional Module on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention Knowledge and Attitude in Selected Tripura Diabetic Patients

Abstract

Introduction and objectives of the study: Today's medical profession faces the "ice berg" disease of diabetes mellitus in India, the "Diabetic Capital of the World". Globally, diabetes is one of the biggest public health issues of the 21st century. It is expected that 578 million people would have diabetes by 2030 and 700 million by 2045. Foot ulcers are the scariest diabetic complication. Up to 25% of diabetics get foot ulcers. Fifteen percent of diabetic Indians are from North-Eastern India. Diabetes foot ulcers impact 15% of Tripura's diabetics. The researcher picked this topic because she feels that educating and inspiring diabetics to prevent foot ulcers will have the biggest impact. Objectives of the study are as: (i) To measure current understanding and perspective on diabetic foot ulcer prevention among people with diabetes. (ii) To assess how well a self-guided learning module prepares patients to prevent diabetic foot ulcers by gauging participants' levels of knowledge and commitment to the cause. (iii) To determine which demographic factors are correlated with the amount of prior knowledge possessed. Methodology: This study used a pre-experimental strategy, one-group pre-test and post-test designs, all of which were non-probability purposive sampling techniques. Two randomly selected Agartala diabetes clinics were used for the study. The sample was drawn from selected diabetes clinics in Agartala, and it consisted of 50 pre-test participants and 50 post-test participants. Non-probability purposive sampling was utilised to choose a sample of diabetic patients with varying demographic features who had diabetes foot ulcers, and total enumeration was employed to select the patients who met the study's inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Key findings showed that 68% of participants were 45 or older, 56% were city inhabitants, 54% were male, and 40% had been unwell for five years. The paired 't' test showed that the post-exam mean knowledge score (18.50) was significantly higher than the pre-exam mean (9.80) at.05. According to a paired test, the mean attitude score (88.3) before and after the test (76.02) differs significantly at the 0.05 level. Conclusions: The chi-square test shows that pre-test knowledge score is substantially connected with years of diabetes mellitus incidence and education. Thus, self-instructional modules are a great way to share diabetic foot ulcer prevention information.