Factors Affecting Foot Care Behavior of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in At Samat Subdistrict, At Samat District, Roi Et Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study foot care behaviors and factors affecting foot care behaviors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in At Samat Subdistrict, At Samat District, Roi Et Province. The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive research design. The sample consisted of 183 type 2 diabetes patients, selected through stratified random sampling by village. The research instrument was a questionnaire comprising four parts: personal information, foot care knowledge, foot care health perceptions, and foot care behaviors. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

            The results revealed that the majority of participants had a high level of foot care knowledge (87.43%). Participants demonstrated high levels of perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and health motivation, while their perceived barriers were at a moderate level. Most participants exhibited appropriate foot care behaviors (71.04%), with the remainder at a moderate level (28.96%). Factors significantly associated with foot care behaviors included perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and health motivation. The factors affecting foot care behaviors were perceived severity of foot wounds, health motivation, and perceived barriers to foot care, which collectively predicted 32.6% of the variance in foot care behaviors.