Characterization of People with Diabetes Mellitus Assisted in an Outpatient Follow-up Clinic

Objective: To characterize the profile of people with diabetes, according to sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory variables. Method: Cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 110 people with diabetes mellitus treated at outpatient follow-up of a teaching hospital in Joã...

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Veröffentlicht in:International archives of medicine 2017-04, Vol.10
Hauptverfasser: Oliveira, Patrícia Simplício de, Lima, Carla Lidiane Jácome de, Ferreira, Josefa Danielma Lopes, Ferreira, Thalys Maynnard Costa, Lucena, Adriana Lira Rufino de, Acioly, Cizone Maria Carneiro, Agra, Glenda, Cruz, Ronny Anderson de Oliveira, Silva, Maryjane Alves Oliveira da, Costa, Marta Miriam Lopes
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To characterize the profile of people with diabetes, according to sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory variables. Method: Cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 110 people with diabetes mellitus treated at outpatient follow-up of a teaching hospital in João Pessoa - PB, Brazil, during February-June 2015. To collect data, we used a form contemplating sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory variables. For the analysis, we used descriptive statistics often measures for categorical variables, mean and standard deviation for numeric variables. Results: The study revealed that the socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics increase the risk of morbidity and mortality for people studied, as well as being impediments to the realization of self-care. Conclusion: The importance of achieving education for self-care was evident, for many of these identified factors can be modified when the person with diabetes has knowledge about their health-disease process, promoting positive attitudes in their care.
ISSN:1755-7682
1755-7682
DOI:10.3823/2400