Background: Studies suggest that empowerment-based educational models, implemented in patients with diabetes, may encourage the improvement of perceived self-efficacy. This variable is considered relevant in the therapeutic regimen self-management. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an empowerment-based educational program in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methodology: A quasi-experimental study, with two different evaluation moments, with a 6-week interval. A randomized sample of 42 participants (experimental group = 19; control group = 23), registered in a family health unit of the ARS of Central Portugal. The Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form (DES-SF) was the instrument chosen to determine the program's effectiveness. All formal and ethical procedures were assured. Results: Patients subjected to the empowerment-based educational program presented a higher self-efficacy perception (p = 0.000) than those who followed the regular surveillance protocol. Conclusion: Empowerment-based educational programs seem to contribute to an improvement in perceived self-efficacy and should, therefore, be used as an educational strategy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. OnBehalf Exercise Cardiology Council Background. Large number of studies confirm benefits of physical activity (PA) to improve health. Recommendation guidelines lack tools for health professionals training in PA prescription. Purpose. To show cardiologists knowledge degree and attitude regarding existing recommendations on PA. Methods. Observational and cross-sectional study. n = 299. A virtual survey describes cardiologist profile, knowledge degree, planning and satisfaction while making PA recommendation. Results. Cardiologists profile in Table 1. Mean age 47.27 (SD 11.92). Sedentary lifestyle is considered a cardiovascular risk factor (CVRF) by 93.24%. 70% report performing PA complying with the recommendations of world health organization. 98.99% recommend PA while 80.74% also prescribe it. Prescribing PA, cardiologists self-rating is adequate-very adequate in 83%. Instruments used are guidelines (57.33%), self-perception (32%), expert opinion (25.33%). Most suggested mode of exercise is walking or jogging. Only 25.67% combine resistance and strength exercises. Only 13% choose to combine four parameters (heart rate, time, mode, intensity). Only 31.85% have undergone postgraduate training or education on PA prescription.  Conclusions. Approximately 25% of cardiologists use valid or formal indicators to prescribe PA. Cardiologist with CVRF perform less PA than the rest. It is observed that PA prescription is influenced by PA degree performed by the physician. Lack of training seems to be the biggest obstacle to PA prescription generalization. n % Cardiologists 299 100 MaleFemale 195104 65,2234,78 Sector Private 172 58,11 Public 26 8,78 Both 98 33,11 Cardiovascular risk factors Hypertension 61 20,33 Dyslipidemia 59 19,67 Diabetes 15 5,00 Smoking 23 7,67 Overweight 84 28 Coronary heart disease 11 3,67