Examination of Health-Promoting Behaviors and Mental Weil-Being of Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer.

Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the health-promoting behaviors and mental well-being of patients with diabetic foot ulcer. Methods: The study was conducted in the endocrine general internal medicine clinic of a university hospital between January 2022 and July 2022. The sample consisted of 144 patients with type 2 diabetes who suffered from foot ulcer. A Questionnaire, the Type 2 Diabetes and Health Promotion Scale, and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, Independent Samples T Test, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test and correlation analysis were performed in the data analysis. Results: In the study, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale total mean score of the participants was 45.49±13.48, and their Type 2 Diabetes and Health Promotion Scale total mean score was 84.87±19.61. There was a significant difference between the Type 2 Diabetes and Health Promotion Scale mean scores in terms of the participants' gender (t=2.522, p=0.013), education level (KW=24.150, p=0.000), comorbidity (t=2.166, p=0.032). A significant difference was found between the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale mean scores in terms of the participants' gender (t=3.064, p=0.003), marital status (U=636.500, p= 0.014), education level (KW=17.252, p=0.004), general health perception status (KW=15.075, p=0.001), and comorbidity (t=3.065, p=0.003). Conclusions: It is recommended that interventional studies be conducted to improve the participants' Type 2 Diabetes and Health Promotion and mental well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]