The effect of foot care protocol applied to older people on foot health problems and foot care behaviours: a randomised controlled trial in a nursing home

Catiker A., ZİNCİR H., Sevig E. U.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES, vol.35, no.4, pp.1278-1289, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/scs.12949
  • Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.1278-1289
  • Keywords: foot care, foot health, foot problems, nursing care
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives This study aimed to develop a protective and improving protocol for foot health of the older people and to assess the effect of this protocol on foot problems, foot care knowledge levels and foot care behavior.