Table 4: Comparison of Patients' Attitudes According to Their Education Status (N = 73).
|
Education status |
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Characteristics |
Yes |
No |
Test |
|||
n |
% |
n |
% |
|||
Situation of doing leg and foot gymnastics |
I never do |
5 |
29.4 |
43 |
76.8 |
1χ2 = 16.40 p = 0.00 |
As I wish |
6 |
35.3 |
7 |
12.5 |
||
Everyday |
4 |
23.5 |
6 |
10.7 |
||
Once a week |
2 |
11.8 |
0 |
0 |
||
Checking the water temperature |
Yes |
12 |
70.6 |
35 |
62.5 |
1χ2 = 0.37 p = 0.54 |
No |
5 |
29.4 |
21 |
37.5 |
||
Checking for crack wound discoloration |
Yes |
15 |
88.2 |
40 |
71.4 |
1χ2 = 1.98 p = 0.20 |
No |
2 |
11.8 |
16 |
28.6 |
||
Cream usage status |
Yes |
17 |
100 |
38 |
67.9 |
2χ2 = 7.25 p = 0.00 |
No |
0 |
0 |
18 |
32.1 |
||
Toenail care |
Everyday |
1 |
5.9 |
1 |
1.8 |
1χ2 = 7.04 p = 0.13 |
Once a week |
4 |
23.5 |
19 |
33.9 |
||
1 time in 15 days |
9 |
52.9 |
14 |
25 |
||
Once a month |
3 |
17.6 |
15 |
26.8 |
||
I never do |
0 |
0 |
7 |
12.5 |
||
The frequency of walking |
I never do |
5 |
29.4 |
19 |
33.9 |
1χ2 = 16.83 p = 0.00 |
Everyday |
3 |
17.6 |
20 |
35.7 |
||
Once in 3-4 days |
8 |
47.1 |
4 |
7.1 |
||
Once a week |
0 |
0 |
9 |
16.1 |
||
Once a month |
1 |
5.9 |
4 |
7.1 |
||
Shoe control |
Yes |
15 |
88.2 |
24 |
42.9 |
1χ2 = 11.45 p = 0.00 |
No |
0 |
0 |
17 |
30.4 |
||
Sometimes |
2 |
11.8 |
15 |
26.8 |
||
Caring for the ulcer in the foot |
I intervene myself |
2 |
11.8 |
21 |
37.5 |
1χ2 = 4.06 p = 0.13 |
I go to the doctor |
14 |
82.4 |
32 |
57.1 |
||
I don't care |
1 |
5.9 |
3 |
5.4 |
||
Doing diabetes gymnastics |
Yes |
10 |
58.8 |
8 |
14.3 |
1χ2 = 13.95 p = 0.00 |
No |
2 |
11.8 |
12 |
21.4 |
||
I do not know |
5 |
29.4 |
36 |
64.3 |
||
Choosing socks |
Woolly, does not tighten the wrists |
4 |
23.5 |
3 |
5.4 |
1χ2 = 11.19 p = 0.01 |
Cotton, does not tighten the wrists |
13 |
76.5 |
33 |
58.9 |
||
Synthetic, easy to tighten the ankles |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7.1 |
||
None |
0 |
0 |
16 |
28.6 |
1χ2 = Pearson's Chi-square Test; 2χ2 = Fisher's Exact Test.