Autocuidado e parâmetros clínicos em pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2
Objective: to verify characteristics related to self-care and clinical parameters in patients with type 2diabetes mellitus. Methods: descriptive and exploratory, cross-sectional study, conducted with 173 patients assisted in 12 Family Health Units in the urban area of a city in the Northeast region...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/14408 |
| Online Access: | http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/14408 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Autocuidado Doença Crônica Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 Enfermagem |
| Summary: | Objective: to verify characteristics related to self-care and clinical parameters in patients with type 2diabetes mellitus. Methods: descriptive and exploratory, cross-sectional study, conducted with 173 patients assisted in 12 Family Health Units in the urban area of a city in the Northeast region of Brazil. Results: most participants (61.3%) were female, aged less than 60 years old. There were significant differences in the lower glycemic control (p = 0.014), capillary glycemia (p = 0.018) and alcohol consumption (p = 0.015) for men as well as higher central obesity indexes for women (p = 0.000). It was observed high frequency of overweight, abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, elevated blood glucose levels and insufficient levels of physical activity. Conclusion: there is the need for nursing actions aimed at improving self-care and control of the clinical parameters in these patients. Descriptors: Self Care; Chronic Disease; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Nursing. |
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