Efficacy of foot bath with herbal foaming powder in diabetic patients Mai Khao Health Promoting Hospital, Thalang District, Phuket Province.

Abstract

          The Quasi-experimental research study , one group pre-posttest aimed to the effect of foot bath with herbal foaming powder in diabetic patients program , to reduce the foot discomfort in diabetic patients and reduce the foot  numbness by foot bath in diabetic patients. Population was the diabetic patients whose feet were  assessed  for complications  and  peripheral  sensory  problems  about  30 cases.  Purposive  random  sampling  was  determining  as  follow by criteria  as no open wounds around the feet or nearby, numbness from 1 point or more foot discomfort, no other neuropathy, not in the period of taking any painkillers at all. Data collected by questionnaire composed of 4 part, including; 1) characteristics 2)  health literacy  3)  health knowledge and  4)  quality of life.   Validity  of  the content was checked by  3  experts and used to analyze the reliability  using the Cronbach alpha coefficient formula, equal to 0.866.  Data analyzed used statistic as the validity of the content was checked by  3 experts and used to analyze the reliability  using  the  Cronbach  alpha  coefficient formula,  equal to 0.866.  The result  showed  that  the  experimental  group received a  foot  bath with herbal foaming  powder  in  diabetic  patients  program.  The mean  scores  for  health literacy,  quality of life,  foot discomfort  and numbness in diabetic patients were higher  than  before  receiving  the program.  Statistically  significant at the 0.05 level.