Table 3.
Demographic characteristics, daily number of clients, and perceptions on foot care
| N = 232 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Category | Nurses1 (n = 62) |
Care workers2 (n = 170) |
p value |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Sex | Male | 2 (1.6) | 29 (17.1) | 0.002** |
| Female | 60 (98.4) | 141 (82.9) | ||
| Profession | Registered nurses | 52 (83.9) | N/A | 0.000*** |
| Licensed practical nurses | 10 (16.1) | N/A | ||
| Certified care workers | N/A | 98 (57.6) | ||
| Noncertified care workers | N/A | 72 (42.4) | ||
| Work status | Part time | 34 (54.8) | 64 (37.3) | 0.017* |
| Full time | 28 (45.2) | 106 (62.7) | ||
| Number of clients cared for per day | 1–5 | 29 (46.8) | 14 (8.4) | 0.000*** |
| 6–10 | 7 (11.3) | 37 (22.2) | ||
| 11–20 | 13 (21.0) | 53 (31.7) | ||
| 21–30 | 10 (16.1) | 34 (20.4) | ||
| 31+ | 3 (4.8) | 29 (17.4) | ||
| Interest in foot care | Yes | 57 (91.9) | 142 (83.5) | 0.105 |
| No | 5 (8.1) | 28 (16.5) | ||
| Impression on current foot care education | Sufficient | 2 (3.2) | 1 (0.6) | 0.000*** |
| Neutral | 27 (43.5) | 36 (21.2) | ||
| Insufficient | 33 (53.2) | 133 (78.2) | ||
| Confidence in foot care | Confident | 3 (4.8) | 1 (0.6) | 0.000*** |
| Neutral | 31 (50.0) | 43 (25.4) | ||
| Not confident | 28 (45.2) | 125 (74.0) | ||
| Source of foot care knowledge | Not obtained | 10 (17.2) | 72 (43.4) | 0.000*** |
| Work | 18 (31.0) | 24 (14.5) | 0.005** | |
| Outside work | 15 (25.9) | 22 (13.3) | 0.026* | |
| Journal/magazine | 19 (32.8) | 26 (15.7) | 0.005** | |
| Internet | 16 (27.6) | 23 (13.9) | 0.018* | |
| Colleagues | 18 (31.0) | 59 (35.5) | 0.534 | |
| Television | 13 (22.4) | 22 (13.3) | 0.098 | |
| Opinion on care manuals | Required | 48 (78.7) | 128 (75.7) | 0.472 |
| Neutral | 13 (21.3) | 37 (21.9) | ||
| Not required | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.4) | ||
| Sufficient time for foot care | Agree | 19 (31.7) | 26 (15.6) | 0.007** |
| Disagree | 41 (68.3) | 141 (84.4) | ||
| Willingness to learn more about foot care | Yes | 53 (85.5) | 120 (71.0) | 0.057 |
| Neutral | 9 (14.5) | 44 (26.0) | ||
| No | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.0) | ||
| Self-use of toe socks | Used | 12 (19.4) | 49 (29.0) | 0.274 |
| Neutral | 9 (14.5) | 17 (10.1) | ||
| Not used | 41 (66.1) | 103 (60.9) | ||
1Chi-square distribution
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01
***p < 0.001