[
    {
        "id": "osp-2248",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Development and Pilot Testing of a Diabetes Foot Care and Complications Questionnaire for Adults with Diabetes in Oman: The Diabetic Foot Disease and Foot Care Questionnaire",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al-Busaidi",
                "given": "Ibrahim S."
            },
            {
                "family": "Abdulhadi",
                "given": "Nadia N."
            },
            {
                "family": "Coppell",
                "given": "Kirsten J."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/development-and-pilot-testing-of-a-diabetes-foot-care-and-complications-questionnaire-for-adults-with-diabetes-in-oman-the-diabetic-foot-disease-and-foot-care-questionnaire",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2020
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2020.65",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: Diabetic foot disease causes substantial morbidity and mortality, but it can be prevented. Our study examined the frequency of diabetes-related foot problems and foot self-care practices, as reported by consecutive patients attending primary and secondary diabetes services in Muscat, Oman. Methods: A cross-sectional survey utilizing a newly developed and pre-tested questionnaire was conducted at eight primary health care centers and one polyclinic (secondary care) in A'Seeb, Muscat. A convenience sample of 353 consecutive Omanis, aged 20 years and above, diagnosed with diabetes were invited to participate in this study. We collected data on clinico-demographic characteristics, patient-reported foot complications, and foot self-care practices. Results: Of the 350 patients who agreed to participate (mean diabetes duration 7.9±7.4 years, response rate: 99.2%), 62.3% were female, 57.4% were unemployed, more than half were illiterate (52.9%), and around three-quarters (71.4%) were unsure of the type of diabetes they had. More than half (55.1%) reported having at least one or more sensory peripheral neuropathy symptoms, almost half (49.1%) reported one or more peripheral vascular disease symptoms in the previous month, and 12.5% a history of foot ulceration. Reported foot self-care practices were overall suboptimal; 54.7% did not examine the bottom of their feet each day. Conclusions: Although self-reported diabetes-related foot complications were common in this population, foot self-care practices were inadequate. These findings suggest a need for the provision of regular foot care education to patients with diabetes. Future research should explore barriers to recommended foot self-care practices."
    }
]