A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Topical Application of Amla Juice on Wound Healing Among Clients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Admitted at Selected Hospital, Tiruvannamalai, India

Abstract

On 60 clients with diabetic foot ulcers who were admitted to the medical as well as surgical wards of TNK Hospital in Tiruvannamalai, an experimental research study has been undertaken. The clients were categorized as control and experimental groups (30 in each category) using a simple random sampling procedure. The Modified Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment instruments were utilized for finding the degree of diabetic foot ulceration in the control and experimental group, respectively. The gauze impregnated with 10–15 millilitres amla juice was applied to the wounds of clients in experimental group daily for a week. Upon comparing the level of wound healing at the post-test between the experimental and control group in clients with foot ulcers caused by diabetes, the computed unpaired 't' value, t = 5.380, was determined to reach p<0.001 statistical significance. The study's findings showed that topical application of Amla juice to diabetic foot ulcer in the experimental group significantly improved the degree of wound healing.