ResumoConhecer a qualidade e a satisfação de vida da população diabética pode auxiliar no desenvolvimento de estratégias de educação alimentar e nutricional, de políticas públicas relacionadas com a segurança alimentar e nutricional e culminar em benefícios adicionar a essa população. Dessa forma, foi objetivo do estudo avaliar a relação entre a qualidade e a satisfação de vida e o perfil metabólico e nutricional de indivíduos com diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Estudo transversal com portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 adultos, de um ambulatório de Endocrinologia de um hospital universitário em Curitiba, PR. A qualidade de vida foi mensurada pelo instrumento Problem Area in Diabetes e a satisfação de vida pelo Satisfaction with life. O estado nutricional foi avaliado pelo Índice de Massa Corporal e pela circunferência abdominal e o controle glicêmico avaliado pelo exame de hemoglobina glicosilada. Para verificar associações entre as variáveis, aplicou-se qui-quadrado e o teste t quando pertinente. Foram estudados 69 indivíduos com diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Boa qualidade e satisfação de vida foram encontradas na população estudada, entretanto, o estado nutricional e o controle glicêmico encontraram-se inadequados. Não se verificou relação do sofrimento emocional associado ao diabetes ou da satisfação de vida com o perfil metabólico e nutricional nesta população. Sugere-se intervenções precoces a fim de melhorar o estado nutricional e o controle glicêmico dessa população a fim de evitar complicações micro e macrovasculares, as quais podem comprometer a qualidade e a satisfação de vida dos mesmos. Palavras Artigo Original • Original Paper AbstractKnowing the quality of life and life satisfaction among the diabetic population can help in the development of food and nutritional education strategies, public policies related to food and nutritional security, as well as result additional benefits to this population. Thus, the objective of the study was to assess the relationship between quality and satisfaction of life and the metabolic-nutritional profile of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A cross-sectional study was carried out with patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from an outpatient endocrinology clinic of the University Hospital in Curitiba, Paraná. Quality of life was measured by the Problem Area in Diabetes (PAID) scale and the satisfaction of life by the Satisfaction with Life (SWL) instrument. Nutritional status was assessed by Body Mass Index and waist circumference. Glycemic control was assessed by a glycosylated hemoglobin test. To verify associations between the variables, we applied the chi-square and the t-test, when relevant. A total of 69 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus were assessed. Good quality and satisfaction of life were found in the study; however, nutritional status and glycemic control were found to be inadequate. There was no relationship of emotional distress associated with diabetes, or life satisfaction with the metabolic and nutritional profile. Early interventions ar...
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