The diabetic from the health promotion perspective
Objective: To identify the overall health and living conditions of diabetes patients, the main risk factors for the disease as well as the complications, difficulties, expectations and problems relating to health service monitoring, from the perspective of “Health Field” model. Methods: Descriptiv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade de Fortaleza
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
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| Online Access: | http://www.unifor.br/images/pdfs/rbps/2013.1_artigo3.pdf |
| Summary: | Objective: To identify the overall health and living conditions of diabetes patients, the main risk factors for the disease as well as the complications, difficulties, expectations and problems relating to health service monitoring, from the perspective of “Health Field” model. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted with 187 diabetes patients of both sexes, living in the urban area and enrolled at five Primary Healthcare Units of a municipality of Minas Gerais. Data was collected during home visits, applying an interview form created for diabetes patients, based on data from human biology, environment, lifestyle and health services’ organization, elements of the adopted model. Data was analyzed descriptively and presented as frequencies, averages and percentages. Results: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, female gender, age above 60, married status, incomplete elementary school education, and monthly income of less than three minimum wages were prevalent. Of the participants, 71 (41.5%) had abnormal glucose levels, 94 (55.1%) had blood pressure higher than recommendations and 131 (70.1%) were using oral hypoglycemic agents. Also, 138 (73.8%) did not exercise on a regular basis and 133 (71.1%) were overweight or obese. Living with family was reported by 141 (75.4%) participants and 100 (53.5%) reported participating in meetings. The family was the main source of support for 96 (65.8%) of them. Conclusions: The results raised discussions on the clinical conditions, expectations and difficulties experienced by the participants, and highlighted the challenge to be faced by healthcare professionals in order to maintain the compliance of healthcare users with the long-term treatment, typical of chronic conditions such as diabetes. |
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| ISSN: | 1806-1222 1806-1230 |