The aim and objective of the study was to assess the level of diabetic
foot ulcer among the diabetic patient before giving acetic acid soak, the
effectiveness of acetic acid soak among diabetic patient with diabetic foot
ulcer and to determine the association between post test level of diabetic foot
ulcer and selected demographic variables such as age, gender, religion,
domicile, education, source of health information, working pattern, family
history, duration of diabetic mellitus of the diabetic patient. A pre
experimental approach was used and a one group pre test post test approach was
adopted. A total of 60 diabetic patient participated in the present study, who
had either mild or moderate diabetic foot ulcer and were residing in Sree
Balaji Medical College and Hospitals at Chennai and those who fulfilled the
inclusion criteria. A standardized tool was used for data collection after
getting their informed consent. Bates – Jensen wound assessment Scale was used
to categorize the participants as whether they have mild, moderate level of
diabetic foot ulcer. Convenient sampling method was adopted to select the
sample of the study. The study concluded that acetic acid soak improves the
level of diabetic foot ulcer of diabetic patient in Sree Balaji Medical College
and Hospitals at Chennai. The difference was found to be statistically
significant at p<0.001 level which indicates the effectiveness of acetic
acid soak in improving the diabetic foot ulcer. Acetic acid soak is beneficial
for improving the diabetic foot ulcer of diabetic patient. Key Words: Diabetic
foot ulcer, Diabetic patient, Acetic acid soak, Sree Balaji Medical College and
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