Progress of the patients with diabetes mellitus who were managed with the staged diabetes management framework

• Autor(a) principal: Zanetti,Maria Lúcia
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Otero,Liudmila Miyar, Peres,Denise Siqueira, Santos,Manoel Antônio dos, Guimarães,Fernanda Pontin de Mattos, Freitas,Maria Cristina Foss
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002007000300016
• topic: Diabetes mellitus; Clinical protocols; Patient compliance; Nursing

OBJECTIVE: To describe the progress of patients with diabetes mellitus seen by health care team members who followed the Staged Diabetes Management framework. METHODS: This descriptive, prospective, and longitudinal study was conducted in a period of 12 months. The sample consisted of 54 patients with diabetes mellitus. Data were collected in three occasions through interviews: P0 - at beginning of the study; P6 - in six months; and, P12 - at the end of the study. RESULTS: There was an increase in adherence to diet from 61.1% in the P0 to 92.6% in the P12, in adherence to physical activities from 57.4% in the P0 to 66,7% in the P12, and in the use of medication. CONCLUSION: The use of the SDM framework among this sample of patients with diabetes promoted better adherence to diet, physical activities, and the use of medication.