Abstrak:
Patients with diabetes are prone to developing diabetic foot ulcers, which are challenging to treat due to impaired wound healing. By reducing the bacterial load and facilitating debridement, hydropressure—a wound care technique that employs pressurised water for wound irrigation—has shown promise in accelerating wound healing. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of hydropressure on the healing rates of diabetic foot ulcers. Method a quasi-experimental study with a one-group pre-test, post-test design. Total sampling was employed to selected the study participant. The hydropressure intervention was applied to 30 respondent with diabetic foot ulcers between January and October 2024. Wound healing was measured using standardized winners scale score, recorded before and after the intervention period. Data were analysed using paired t-tests to determine the statistical significance of the intervention's effect. Results the findings indicated a significant improvement in the mean Winners Scale score rate after the application of hydropressure, with a marked increase from the pre-test mean of 37.4 SD 5.3 to the post-test mean of 23.23 SD 3.57. A statistically significant difference was observed between the winners' scale score before and after hydropressure, with a p-value of 0.000 (p<0.05). This indicates that hydropressure exerted a notable influence on the acceleration of tissue granulation and epithelialisation. Additionally, the overall wound surface area demonstrated a considerable reduction during the intervention period. Conclusion the utilisation of hydropressure markedly enhanced the healing rates of diabetic foot ulcers. These findings imply that hydropressure may serve as an efficacious adjunctive therapy in diabetic wound care, facilitating expedited wound closure and reducing infection risk. Future studies with larger sample sizes and control groups are recommended to corroborate these findings and investigate the broader applicability of hydropressure in clinical.
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