Table 1.
Summary of patient demographic data and survey (n=115).
| Patient demographic or survey response | Responses | |
| Age, mean (range) | 54.8 (18-84) | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Male | 60 (52.2) | |
| Female | 60 (52.2) | |
| Unknown | 5 (4.4) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.17 (7.91) | |
| Occupation, n (%) | ||
| Administration or management | 8 (7.0) | |
| Education | 7 (6.1) | |
| Engineering or technology | 6 (5.2) | |
| Finance or business | 21 (18.3) | |
| Healthcare | 4 (3.5) | |
| Labor | 4 (3.5) | |
| Other | 17 (14.8) | |
| Retired | 30 (26.1) | |
| Student | 3 (2.6) | |
| Unemployed | 13 (11.3) | |
| No answer | 2 (1.7) | |
| Diabetes type, n (%) | ||
| 1 | 42 (36.5) | |
| 2 | 68 (59.1) | |
| Not sure | 6 (5.2) | |
| Uses insulin, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 91 (79.1) | |
| No | 23 (20.0) | |
| No answer | 1 (0.8) | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | ||
| Smoker | 12 (10.4) | |
| Never smoker | 100 (87.0) | |
| No answer | 3 (2.6) | |
| Wears corrective lenses, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 83 (72.2) | |
| No | 32 (27.8) | |
| Comfortable touching their toes, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 103 (89.6) | |
| No | 8 (7.0) | |
| No answer | 4 (3.5) | |
| Has had a prior diabetic foot ulcer, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 11 (9.6) | |
| No | 101 (87.8) | |
| No answer | 3 (2.6) | |
| Has had a toe or leg amputation, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 3 (2.6) | |
| No | 112 (97.4) | |
| No answer | 0 (0) | |
| Importance of being in control of their own healtha, mean (SD) | 8.28 (2.37) | |
| Has difficulty getting to the hospital or seeing their doctor, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 17 (14.8) | |
| No | 95 (82.6) | |
| No answer | 3 (2.6) | |
| Method of transportation to the hospital, n (%) | ||
| Ambulance | 1 (0.9) | |
| Car | 25 (21.7) | |
| Electric scooter | 1 (0.9) | |
| Family member or friend | 3 (2.6) | |
| Public transportation | 47 (40.9) | |
| Taxi | 4 (3.5) | |
| Walk | 9 (7.8) | |
| Other | 2 (1.7) | |
| Multiple methods | 21 (18.3) | |
| No answer | 2 (1.7) | |
| Length of time spent checking feet, n (%) | ||
| Never | 23 (20) | |
| Less than 1 minute | 59 (51.3) | |
| More than 1 minute | 30 (26.1) | |
| No answer | 3 (3) | |
| Uses a mirror to check the bottom of their feet, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 16 (13.9) | |
| No | 99 (86) | |
| Frequency of doctors visits about feet, n (%) | ||
| Every week | 1 (0.8) | |
| Every month | 5 (4.3) | |
| A few times a year | 61 (53) | |
| Only when I am sick | 32 (27.8) | |
| Never | 13 (11.3) | |
| No answer | 3 (2.6) | |
| Uses Glucometer, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 108 (93.9) | |
| No | 7 (6.1) | |
| Owns Cellphone, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 94 (81.7) | |
| No | 21 (18.2) | |
| Would use mHealth to check their feet, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 86 (74.7) | |
| No | 29 (25.2) | |
aMeasured on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is considered very important.