Designing a measurement Scale the risk of diabetic foot ulcers in diabetic patients

Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the most serious complications in diabetic patients. Investigating and identifying susceptible individuals can prevent disease progression, hospitalization and loss of a member. Patient review requires a reliable and reliable tool design. The aim of this study was to design a diabetic foot ulcer risk assessment tool in diabetic patients.Method: This study is a methodological study in two steps. Determine instrument expressions. ۲. Determine the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the tool. In the first stage, phrases were designed using the concept of care and examination of diabetic foot, review of resources, use of existing tools, opinion of the professors of vascular surgery, orthopedic and internal medicine, and interview with ۱۰ patients with diabetic foot ulcers. In the second stage, the validity of the content, formal validity, criterion validity (concurrent criterion), construct validity (factor analysis), internal consistency (alpha cronbach) and stability (test retest reliability) were investigated.Result: The final questionnaire was designed according to the opinion of the professors, including ۳ observation dimensions (۴ items), touch (۳ items) and review (۶ items). The validity of the questionnaire was verified by ۵ surgeons in the field of vascular surgery, pediatric orthopedic specialist and internist. The results of the tool reliability test showed that the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was ۰.۸۵ and the test-retest reliability coefficient was ۰.۸۶.Conclution: Diabetic foot ulcer risk assessment tool with a score of ۰ to ۳۸ at ۴ degrees. Determining the position of diabetic patients in terms of susceptibility to wound inflammation was designed to be reliable and reliable. Using this tool can be a great help to prevent diabetic foot ulcers.

Keywords:

Tool design , risk of diabetic foot ulcers , diabetic foot