Nurse-led education programme enhancing foot care self-efficacy in high-risk diabetes population: pilot randomised controlled study

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AbstractAimsThe purpose of this study was to evaluate of a 5-week nurse-led educational programme on foot care self-efficacy in high-risk diabetic patients with current foot ulcers.MethodsA pilot randomised controlled study was conducted in five acute care hospitals in Switzerland. Nineteen subjects (16 males and 3 females, aged 44–84 years) were randomly assigned to receive foot care education or standard care. Included were patients with diabetes, aged 18 years or older and in treatment for ulceration and/or amputation of the lower limp. The primary outcome measure was the development of foot care self-efficacy determined by the Foot Care Confidence Scale questionnaire (FCCS). The outcome was assessed 5 weeks after randomisation and education.ResultsThe results demonstrated that an evidence-based education programme for high-risk patients can promote short-time foot care-related self-efficacy. While the group comparison showed no significant difference between the groups before and after the interventio...