The Psychological Impacts of Diabetic Foot in Rural Population Patients

Muawia Ibrahim Abdelgadir (), Fardos Bushra Mohamed Salih (), Sami Mustafa Jafar Ahmed () and Bashir Ali Awadelgeed ()

International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice, 2023, vol. 5, issue 1, 1 - 13

Abstract: Purpose: This study aim to evaluate various psychiatric disorders (depression, anxiety and stress) associated with diabetic foot ulcers in rural population patients. Methodology: The study design was Cross sectional study. The sample was taken from rural area of White Nile state- Sudan in august 2022.The sample was consisted of patients with diabetic Foot (N=112), (male=59, female=53). DASS-21 was used to measure the depression, anxiety and stress. Findings: The result observed that 44.56%, 44.32% and 49.11% of patients with diabetic foot were suffering between (Moderate to Extremely Severe) in depression, anxiety and stress respectively. The depression in female patients was significantly higher (M =12.0, SD =6.95) than the depression in male patients (M =10.0, SD = 5.89), but the anxiety in female patients was significantly lower (M = 9.5, SD = 4.51) than the anxiety in male patients (M = 11.5, SD = 3.697). The stress in female patients was significantly higher (M = 12.25, SD = 4.19) than the stress in male patients (M =10.25, SD = 4.57). Unique contributions to theory, practice and policy: The study concluded that there was high prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress in patients with diabetic foot.

Keywords: diabetic Foot; foot ulcers; Depression; Anxiety; Stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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