Self-care knowledge and activities of people with diabetes mellitus submitted to telephone support
A quasi-experimental study that analyzed diabetes knowledge and self-care activities of people with diabetes mellitus and, their relationships with sociodemographic variables and glucose control after participating in a telephone support program. Forty-eight people constituted the sample, and they w...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/42199 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/42199 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Diabetes Mellitus Telephone Knowledge Self Care Telefone Conhecimento Autocuidado |
| Sumario: | A quasi-experimental study that analyzed diabetes knowledge and self-care activities of people with diabetes mellitus and, their relationships with sociodemographic variables and glucose control after participating in a telephone support program. Forty-eight people constituted the sample, and they were interviewed using the tools Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire and the Brazilian version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire. We used descriptive analysis, with the Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact tests. We verified good knowledge before and after the intervention and, the relationship of this variable with the glycated hemoglobin post-intervention. Self-care activities presenting higher means were eating, glucose monitoring, feet care and, use of medications. The findings can be useful for educational interventions, and telephonic support has been shown as a tool that can help health teams in the attention to the person with diabetes mellitus. |
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