Conocimiento enfermero para la prevención de complicaciones de pie diabético en atención primaria en el área sanitaria de Ourense

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Objective:To evaluate the nursing knowledge of primary care of the Sanitary Area of Ourense, on the prevention and care of the diabetic foot. Methods:Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study using a self-completed “ad hoc” form, carried out between the months of January and June 2020, through the Microsoft® Forms application, on knowledge and implementation of the main clinical prac-tice recommendations. in the approach of the diabetic foot. The study population was all the Primary Care nurses from the Ourense Health Area. Descriptive and inferential analysis was performed for a 95% confidence interval. Results:A representative sample of participation, for a precision of 9% and a confidence interval of 95%. Despite having identified an acceptable level of knowledge, in clinical practice we found that a high number of professionals (72%) did not classify the patient as low or high risk of ulcers and complications, in addition to 54% who did not classify the ulcer grade and 59% who do not use any type of discharge.The associ-ation between training and knowledge (p=0.002) and between it and daily practice (p= 0.005) arestatistically significant. Conclusions:The level of knowledge on prevention and care of diabetic foot is good;however,the practical administration of care for the prevention of complications of diabetic foot does not reach adequate levels.