Con lito de interesses: NãoContribuição dos autores: ACMC discussão dos achados, etapas de execução e elaboração do manuscrito. BMOS orientação do projeto, delineamento do estudo e elaboração do manuscrito. AAS coleta, tabulação, delineamento do estudo e redação do manuscrito. CRST discussão dos achados. Abstract Introduction: Studies show that patients with diabetes mellitus attending primary health care present a low level of knowledge concerning the disease. Objective: Assess the knowledge and attitudes of patients with Diabetes mellitus six Basic Units of Family Health located within a district of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, aiming at offering support for self-care and health promotion. Patients and Methods: his is a cross-sectional study carried out from July to August 2012 involving 178 patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Data were collected through interviews and application of the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire and the Diabetes Attitude Questionnaire, after approval by the Ethics Committee. Results: Most patients were women (70.8%) ranging in age from 60 to 79 years (53.4%); they were illiterate or with incomplete primary education (83.7%), married or cohabiting (62.4%), and retired (52.3%). Diabetes mellitus was diagnosed within a period of up to 5 years. The majority of the patients (58.4%) presented an unsatisfactory result from the knowledge and understanding about the disease. Regarding the attitudes towards the coping behaviors to the disease, 99% presented low readiness to face it. No significant difference was found from the correlation between the scores of both questionnaires with sex and schooling, as well as with the time of disease diagnosis. Conclusion: Despite the good results in relation to the general disease knowledge, we found low readiness to cope with the disease. Results raised the need for reflection on the healthcare model adopted. They also highlight the importance of planning specific self-care and health promotion actions for the sampled population.
Direitos para esta edição cedidos à Atena Editora pelos autores. Todo o conteúdo deste livro está licenciado sob uma Licença de Atribuição Creative Commons. Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0). O conteúdo dos artigos e seus dados em sua forma, correção e confiabilidade são de responsabilidade exclusiva dos autores, inclusive não representam necessariamente a posição oficial da Atena Editora. Permitido o download da obra e o compartilhamento desde que sejam atribuídos créditos aos autores, mas sem a possibilidade de alterá-la de nenhuma forma ou utilizá-la para fins comerciais. A Atena Editora não se responsabiliza por eventuais mudanças ocorridas nos endereços convencionais ou eletrônicos citados nesta obra. Todos os manuscritos foram previamente submetidos à avaliação cega pelos pares, membros do Conselho Editorial desta Editora, tendo sido aprovados para a publicação.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.