Diabetic Foot Self Care

April 29, 2026 updated by: Cagla AVCU, Namik Kemal University

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Self-Care Tool for Diabetic Foot Prevention

The scale, whose validity and reliability were examined in the study, consists of 26 items. The study sample consisted of 202 individuals with diabetes. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, with approximately 30 minutes allocated to each individual. The study sample included individuals over 18 years of age, diagnosed with diabetes, who spoke, read, and wrote Turkish, and who provided verbal and written consent to participate in the study. Individuals with serious psychiatric diagnoses, cognitive problems that would impede self-expression, and those who wished to withdraw from the study at any stage were excluded from the study sample.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The scale, whose validity and reliability were examined in the study, consists of 26 items. The study sample consisted of 202 individuals with diabetes. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, with approximately 30 minutes allocated to each individual. The study sample included individuals over 18 years of age, diagnosed with diabetes, who spoke, read, and wrote Turkish, and who provided verbal and written consent to participate in the study. Individuals with serious psychiatric diagnoses, cognitive problems that would impede self-expression, and those who wished to withdraw from the study at any stage were excluded from the study sample.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

202

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
    • Suleymanpasa
      • Tekirdağ, Suleymanpasa, Turkey (Türkiye), 59000
        • Tekirdag Namık Kemal University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study sample consisted of 202 individuals with diabetes.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • speaking Turkish
  • over 18 years old
  • Not having a serious psychiatric diagnosis
  • Giving written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • severe visual or auditory problems
  • who did not volunteer to participate in the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Self-Care Tool for Diabetic Foot Prevention
Time Frame: 21 month
This tool consists of 26 items and 3 sub-dimensions, evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale. The sub-dimensions are based on Riegel et al.'s moderate self-care theory. These sub-dimensions are maintaining self-care, monitoring self-care, and managing self-care. The maintaining self-care sub-dimension (10 items) consists of recommendations from healthcare professionals regarding daily foot care and diabetes-related practices to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. The monitoring self-care sub-dimension (9 items) includes behaviors related to monitoring early and initial signs of foot injuries. The managing self-care sub-dimension (7 items) consists of recommendations for practices aimed at eliminating risk factors for foot health.
21 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Namik Kemal University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 29, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 7, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 7, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Diabetic Foot

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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