Table 1: Distribution of the Descriptive Characteristics of the Patients (N = 73).

Characteristics

N

%

Gender

Female

24

32.9

Male

49

67.1

Marital Status

Married

45

61.6

Single

28

38.3

Age

18-24

0

0

25-31

0

0

32-38

0

0

39-45

3

4.1

45 years and older

70

95.9

Educational background

Illiterate

5

6.8

Literate

5

6.8

Primary school graduate

46

63.0

High school graduate

12

16.4

Graduated from a Universty

5

6.8

Working condition

Housewife

24

32.9

Retired

24

32.9

Officer

2

2.7

Worker

3

4.1

Other

20

27.4

Smoking

Yes

15

20.5

No

58

79.5

Year of diabetes diagnosis

Less than 1 year

8

11

1 to 5 years

16

21.9

6 to 10 years

12

16.4

11 to 20 years

12

16.4

More than 20 years

25

34.2

 

Diabetes treatment

Only diet therapy

1

1.4

Oral antidiabetic pill + insulin

36

49.3

Insülin

34

46.6

Other

2

2.7

Diabetic Foot ulcer treatment

Yes

66

90.4

No

7

9.6

Having a foot ulcer surgery

Yes

58

79.5

No

15

20.5