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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) often causes complications, one of which is
diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). One of the factors involved in preventing diabetic foot
injuries is performing foot care behavior. To improve patient behavior in terms of
performing foot care is to improve self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to
determine the effect of the self-efficacy of diabetes patients on foot care behavior.
Methods: This study used a descriptive correlational design to reveal the
correlative relationships between the variables with a sample of 106 respondents
using probability sampling in the form of cluster random sampling. The data was
collected using questionnaires, the foot care confidence scale (FCCS), and the foot
care behavior scale for diabetes (FCBS for Diabetes). The independent variable of
this study was the self-efficacy of DM sufferers and the dependent variable of this
study was the behavior of foot care. The data analysis used the Spearman Rho
correlation test (α=0.05).
Results: Spearman Rho correlation test showed there to be a relationship between
the self-efficacy of people with diabetes mellitus and foot care behavior p value =
0.001 (p<0.05), r= -0.542.
Conclusion: The implication of this study is that a high self-efficacy in people with
diabetes mellitus will improve the behavior related to foot care, thereby reducing
the risk of behaviors that damage the feet.