Assessment of nurses

Dhoha Ben Salah; Khouloud Boujelben; Hamdi Frikha; Mouna Elleuch; Younes Derbel; Faten Hadjkacem; Fatma Mnif; Nadia Charfi; Mouna Mnif; Mohamed Abid; Nabila Rekik

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Endocrine Abstracts (2024) 99 EP821 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.99.EP821

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Assessment of nurses’ knowledge levels of diabetic foot care management

Ben Salah Dhoha , Khouloud Boujelben , Hamdi Frikha , Mouna Elleuch , Younes Derbel , Faten Hadjkacem , Fatma Mnif , Nadia Charfi , Mouna Mnif , Mohamed Abid & Nabila Rekik

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Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Department of Endocrinology

Introduction: The diabetic foot represents a major public health problem worldwide, as it exposes patients with diabetes mellitus to a high prevalence of ulceration and amputation, with potential repercussions on patients’ quality of life and even the society through its economic impact. Health care personnel, particularly nurses, play a crucial role in the management and prevention of diabetic foot disease. The aim of our study was to assess nuses’Knowledge levels of diabetic foot care management.

Patients and methods: A cross sectional and descriptive study was performed between September and November 2021. Knowledge levels were assessed by referring to a questionnaire based on International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) recommendations, designed to evaluate the knowledge of 50 randomly selected nurses working in different departments caring for diabetic foot.

Results: Mean age was 30,9 years (25-58 years). Forty five were female (90 %) with a sex ratio of 0.11. Forty percent of nurses had between 5 and 10 years of professional experience in their current departments. Thirty-four percent of our population were aware that patients with diabetes mellitus are considered to be at high risk of ulceration, particularly when they present peripheral neuropathy or arteritis. Only 10 % of the nurses knew that the foot at risk should be examined regularly. Fourt two percent of nurses know that patients with diabetes mellitus should monitor their foot temperature one a day. Half of our population recognized that patients with diabetes mellitus should avoid applying moisturizing cream into interdigital spaces of foot.

Conclusion: At the end of our study, we demonstrated the existence of gaps in the theoretical knowledge of diabetic foot care management among nurses, which underlines the importance of better planning of continuing education of health care personnel, as well as multidisciplinary management.