Evaluation of the effect of nurse education on patient-reported foot checks and foot care behaviour of people with diabetes receiving haemodialysis

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Brand, Sarah L., Musgrove, A., Jeffcoate, W.J. and Lincoln, Nadina B. (2016) Evaluation of the effect of nurse education on patient-reported foot checks and foot care behaviour of people with diabetes receiving haemodialysis. Diabetic Medicine, 33 (2). pp. 204-207. ISSN 0742-3071

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Abstract

AIMS: To assess whether a programme of nurse education increased the frequency with which nurses conducted foot checks on people with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis and to evaluate whether this influenced self-reported foot care behaviour.

METHODS:A non-randomized stepped-wedge design was used to evaluate a nurse education programme implemented in four UK National Health Service dialysis units. People with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis were invited to complete a questionnaire on the frequency of foot examination by health professionals, on the presence of foot problems and on their own foot care behaviour, using the Nottingham Assessment of Functional Foot-care (NAFF). An education session for nurses, including procedures for foot examination, was conducted sequentially in each of four haemodialysis units. The questionnaire was repeated at 2-monthly intervals.

RESULTS:The education session resulted in a significant increase in the reported number of foot examinations by nurses (P = 0.007). There was also a significant improvement in reported foot care behaviour (P < 0.001), but this occurred between the first and second 2-monthly assessments and was unrelated to the timing of the intervention.

CONCLUSIONS: A single education session can improve the routine checking of the feet of people with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis. The administration of the Nottingham Assessment of Functional Foot-care questionnaire was associated with improved self-reported foot care behaviour, reflecting greater awareness of risk in this population.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/770520
Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Brand, Sarah L. and Musgrove, A. and Jeffcoate, W.J. and Lincoln, Nadina B. (2016) Evaluation of the effect of nurse education on patient-reported foot checks and foot care behaviour of people with diabetes receiving haemodialysis. Diabetic Medicine, 33 (2). pp. 204-207, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dme.12831/abstract. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12831
Depositing User: Dziunka, Patricia
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2017 12:09
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:28
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/41267

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