Aims: To compare the correlates of foot self-care behaviours among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) adults with and without comorbid heart failure (HF).
Design: Cross-sectional, correlational, comparative design.
Methods: A 210 T2D adults (105 with HF and 105 without HF) participated from August-December 2020. Foot self-care behaviour was measured using the foot care subscale of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) instrument. A stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to explore variables predicting foot self-care behaviour.
Results: The participants' mean age was 58.7 ± 10.9 years. Poor foot self-care behaviour was reported in T2D adults both with (53.3%) and without (54.3%) HF. Participants with HF-comorbidity were statistically significantly older and had higher total daily medication intake. Household income and the total number of daily medications statistically significantly predicted foot self-care behaviour in HF-comorbid T2D adults. Marital status, social support and body mass index predicted foot self-care behaviour in the non-HF group.
Keywords: foot self-care behaviour; heart failure; multimorbidity; nursing; type 2 diabetes.
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