Competences for self-care and self-control in diabetes mellitus type 2 in primary health care

Abstract

The purpose of the guidelines of self-care and self-control of type 2 diabetes mellitus proposed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health is to strengthen and qualify users and health care professionals through the integrality and longitudinality of care with this disease. This article aims to present the self-care and self-control of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in objective terms, taking into account the current recommen-dations based on scientific evidence and also from the subjective point of view, that is, emphasizing the aspects related to experience and subjectivity of these people. Next, we present the essential skills for self-care and self-control of users and professionals working in primary health care.

Self-Care in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Urgency Lower Limb Amputation: The Influence of Sex, Marital Status and Previous Amputations

“…11 Patient education can be important for the development of self-care, which can be understood as the set of activities that involve dietary, corporal, drug, and glucose monitoring practices performed by the patient in order to promote a satisfactory healthy status. 12 In this context, seven items are important in self-care and self-control in T2DM: healthy coping, healthy eating, being active, taking medication, monitoring, reducing risk, and problemsolving. 13 As summarized in a recent meta-analysis, among different factors to predict amputation, it has been highlighted: sex, previous amputation, and marital status.…”

Assessing the reliability and validity of the Slovenian version of the Appraisal of Diabetes Scale (ADS-S) in type 2 diabetes patients

“…Considering the questionnaire's origin in 1991 [9] and the recent advances in diabetes management [4][5][6][7], enhancing the ADS questionnaire could be beneficial. This improvement could involve adding items that would capture different aspects of symptom management efforts (i.e., secondary appraisal) such as regular BG monitoring, medication adherence, physical activity, dietary choices, symptom tracking, seeking information and education about managing diabetes, selffoot checks, support groups participation, and regular visits to healthcare providers [32,33]. This ensures that the questionnaire remains relevant and reflects current diabetes management practices.…”

Tendência temporal das complicações do pé diabético e da cobertura da Atenção Primária à Saúde nas capitais brasileiras, 2008–2018

“…[9][10][11][12] Considerando-se que a prevenção, o diagnóstico e o tratamento da DM e de suas complicações ocorrem na APS/ESF, a avaliação de indicadores de complicações é necessária para nortear ações de saúde pública relativas à APS em todas as esferas de gestão. 13,14 A avaliação do impacto da APS nas complicações diabéticas pode ser aferida por meio de várias dimensões da qualidade assistencial, no entanto optamos por investigar a dimensão do acesso a esse nível de atenção por se tratar de uma métrica de mensuração com menor intervalo temporal e concomitante ao desfecho investigado. Dessa forma, o presente estudo teve por objetivo estimar a relação entre a tendência temporal de complicações do pé diabético e da cobertura da APS nas capitais brasileiras, no período de 2008 a 2018.…”