Person-Centred caring towards improvement of diabetic foot care compliance in rural primary health care, KwaZulu-Natal
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description: BACKGROUND The five-year mortality rate after a diabetic diabetic is higher than 40% globally. In KwaZulu-Natal, 2500 diabetic foot amputations are carried out per year. Only 7.8% of patients with diabetes undergo foot examinations within KwaZulu-Natal public health, while 90% are not educated about foot care. Person-centredness and caring can potentially improve foot care outcomes for patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. AIM & OBJECTIVES This study aims to identify how registered nurses could achieve person-centred caring to improve diabetic foot care compliance in the rural primary healthcare context in KwaZulu-Natal. The objectives of the study were to: determine the experiences of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus regarding person-centred caring in the management of foot care. To describe the experiences of registered nurses regarding person-centred caring in the management of diabetic foot care. To explore current practices of registered nurses regarding diabetic foot care. To compare data from in-town clinics to out-of-town clinics and develop a person-centred caring, guideline-based in-service training programme for registered nurses in the management of diabetic foot care. METHODOLOGY A mixed-method-convergent design was used for the study. The rural King Cetshwayo district was stratified according to subdistrict and in-town versus out-of-town. One in-town clinic and two out-of-town clinics were selected from each sub-district for data collection. Interviewed surveys were conducted with 376 patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus to determine their experiences of person-centred caring, in foot care management at the primary healthcare clinics. During the qualitative strand of the study, 18 semi-structured interviews were conducted with registered nurses working at primary healthcare clinics. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the semi-structured interviews. FINDINGS The central theme of the study is that the registered nurses feel they a…
abstract: BACKGROUND The five-year mortality rate after a diabetic diabetic is higher than 40% globally. In KwaZulu-Natal, 2500 diabetic foot amputations are carried out per year. Only 7.8% of patients with diabetes undergo foot examinations within KwaZulu-Natal public health, while 90% are not educated about foot care. Person-centredness and caring can potentially improve foot care outcomes for patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. AIM & OBJECTIVES This study aims to identify how registered nurses could achieve person-centred caring to improve diabetic foot care compliance in the rural primary healthcare context in KwaZulu-Natal. The objectives of the study were to: determine the experiences of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus regarding person-centred caring in the management of foot care. To describe the experiences of registered nurses regarding person-centred caring in the management of diabetic foot care. To explore current practices of registered nurses regarding diabetic foot care. To compare data from in-town clinics to out-of-town clinics and develop a person-centred caring, guideline-based in-service training programme for registered nurses in the management of diabetic foot care. METHODOLOGY A mixed-method-convergent design was used for the study. The rural King Cetshwayo district was stratified according to subdistrict and in-town versus out-of-town. One in-town clinic and two out-of-town clinics were selected from each sub-district for data collection. Interviewed surveys were conducted with 376 patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus to determine their experiences of person-centred caring, in foot care management at the primary healthcare clinics. During the qualitative strand of the study, 18 semi-structured interviews were conducted with registered nurses working at primary healthcare clinics. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the semi-structured interviews. FINDINGS The central theme of the study is that the registered nurses feel they a…
author: Joubert, Anné Suzanne
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date published: 2022-12
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:17:15Z
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