Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are common problems in diabetes. One of the most important factors affecting the quality of diabetes care is knowledge and practice. The current study aimed at determining the knowledge and practice of patients with diabetes regarding the prevention and care of DFUs. The current analytical, cross sectional study was conducted in Guilan Province (north of Iran) on 375 patients registered in the medical records as type 2 diabetes mellitus. Demographic characteristics, knowledge, and practice of participants were recorded in a questionnaire during face-to-face interviews conducted by the researcher. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS version18. The mean score of knowledge was 8.63 ± 2.5 out of 15, indicating that the majority of participants had a poor knowledge (84.8%). The mean practice score was 7.6 ± 2.5 out of 15, indicating that a half of them had poor performance (49.6%). There was a significant and direct correlation between knowledge and practice. Knowledge level, place of residence, marital status, and history of admission due to diabetic foot were predictors of practice score. According to the low level of knowledge and practice in patients with diabetes regarding the prevention and care of DFUs, and considering the significant relationship of some demographics of patients with knowledge and practice scores, a targeted educational program is needed to promote knowledge of patients with diabetes.

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糖尿病足护理：知识与实践

糖尿病足溃疡（DFU）是糖尿病中的常见问题。影响糖尿病护理质量的最重要因素之一是知识和实践。当前的研究旨在确定糖尿病患者有关DFU预防和护理的知识和实践。当前的分析性横断面研究是在吉兰省（伊朗北部）对病历中登记为2型糖尿病的375名患者进行的。在研究人员进行面对面访谈时，参与者的人口统计学特征，知识和实践记录在问卷中。使用SPSS版本18进行描述性和推断性统计。知识的平均得分是8.63±2.5（满分15分），表明大多数参与者的知识都很差（84.8％）。平均练习得分为7.6±2.5（满分15分），表明其中一半人的表现不佳（49.6％）。知识与实践之间存在着显着而直接的关联。知识水平，居住地，婚姻状况和糖尿病足导致的入院史是实践得分的预测指标。由于糖尿病患者对DFU的预防和护理的知识和实践水平较低，并且考虑到某些人口统计学知识和实践得分之间的显着关系，因此需要有针对性的教育计划来增进糖尿病患者的知识。婚姻状况和糖尿病足入院史是实践评分的预测指标。由于糖尿病患者对DFU的预防和护理的知识和实践水平较低，并且考虑到某些人口统计学知识和实践得分之间的显着关系，因此需要有针对性的教育计划来增进糖尿病患者的知识。婚姻状况和糖尿病足入院史是实践得分的预测指标。由于糖尿病患者对DFU的预防和护理的知识和实践水平较低，并且考虑到一些人口统计学知识和实践得分之间的显着关系，因此需要有针对性的教育计划来增进糖尿病患者的知识。