Estudo comparativo das representações sociais sobre diabetes mellitus e pé diabético

The study aimed to investigate social representations of the terms diabetes and diabetic foot in different populations. Participants were divided into groups: diabetics (GD); non- diabetics (GN); and non-diabetic healthcare professionals (GP). Personal data were collected, and subjects answered two...

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Authors: Mantovani, Alessandra Madia, Fregonesi, Cristina Elena Prado Teles [UNESP], Pelai, Elisa Bizetti [UNESP], Mantovani, Aline Madia [UNESP], Savian, Nathalia Ulices [UNESP], Pagotto, Priscila [UNESP]
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2013
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/109528
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00006613
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/109528
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Diabetes Mellitus
Pé Diabético
Humanização da Assistência
Diabetic Foot
Humanization of Assistance
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Summary:The study aimed to investigate social representations of the terms diabetes and diabetic foot in different populations. Participants were divided into groups: diabetics (GD); non- diabetics (GN); and non-diabetic healthcare professionals (GP). Personal data were collected, and subjects answered two questions that were expected to evoke five words that came to mind when they thought of diabetes and then diabetic foot. The evoked material was analyzed with the software Ensemble de Programmes Permettant l'Analyse dês Èvocations. A total of 161 subjects participated, including GD (n = 72) with a mean age of 56.12 ± 5.49 years; GN (n = 38) with a mean age of 54.29 ± 7.91 years; and GP (n = 51) with 34.95 ± 7.52 years. The term diabetes evoked 297 words in GD, 172 in GN, and 235 words in GP. The term diabetic foot evoked 180 words in GD, 90 in GN, and 236 in GP. The groups proved to be anxious for more information, thus confirming the need for awareness-raising and educational programs on diabetes, covering comprehensive issues concerning the disease.

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