Title |
Patients' knowledge of Diabetes five years after the end of an educational program
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Published in |
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, October 2013
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DOI | 10.1590/s0080-623420130000500018 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Izabel Alves das Chagas, Josana Camilo, Manoel Antônio dos Santos, Flávia Fernanda Luchetti Rodrigues, Clarissa Cordeiro Alves Arrelias, Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira, Liudmila Miyar Otero, Maria Lúcia Zanetti |
Abstract |
We present a cross-sectional study that aims to describe the sociodemographic and clinical conditions of individuals with diabetes mellitus and to analyze their knowledge of treatment five years after the end of an educational program in which they took part. In 2010, 40 individuals who had participated in a diabetes educational program for 12 months in 2005 at a primary care service were interviewed. A form was used for data collection that included their knowledge of the notion, physiopathology, and treatment of the disease; exercise; nutrition; foot care; self-monitoring of capillary blood glucose at home; hypoglycemia; chronic complications; special situations; and family support. The results showed that the volunteers incorporated the information about the notion, physiopathology, and treatment of the disease; exercise; foot care; self-monitoring; care associated with hypoglycemia; chronic complications; and special situations. In contrast, nutrition and family support require further reinforcement. It is concluded that five years after the end of the educational program, the participants kept most of the information provided. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
Spain | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 69 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
Researcher | 7 | 10% |
Student > Master | 7 | 10% |
Other | 5 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
Other | 16 | 23% |
Unknown | 23 | 32% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 21% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 20% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
Sports and Recreations | 2 | 3% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
Other | 8 | 11% |
Unknown | 26 | 37% |