Self-care and clinical parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, José Thiago de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Macêdo, Suyanne Freire de, Moura, Jayne Ramos Araújo, Silva, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da, Vieira, Eduardo Emanuel Sátiro, Reis, Adriana da Silva dos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2648
• topic: Self-Care; Chronic Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; Type 2; Nursing.

Objective: to verify characteristics related to self-care and clinical parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes 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.