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Knowledge and attitude of patients with diabetes mellitus in Primary Health Care

Conocimiento y actitud de pacientes con diabetes mellitus de la Atención Primaria a la Salud

Conhecimento e atitude de pacientes com diabetes mellitus da Atenção Primária à Saúde

Suelen Cordeiro Assunção; Alisson Pereira Fonseca; Marise Fagundes Silveira; Antônio Prates Caldeira; Lucinéia de Pinho

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and attitude of patients with diabetes mellitus in Primary Health Care and associated factors.

Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative and analytical study with 353 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Family Health Strategy units. The Knowledge and Psychological Attitudes Questionnaires were used for data collection, as well as a script with sociodemographic, economic and clinical data.

Results: The majority of the population was female (73.1%), aged more than 50 years (81.5%), diagnosed for more than five years (54.9%) and with a per capita income of up to half a minimum wage (59.3%). The scores of knowledge and attitude were low. Age (p = 0.001) and level of education (p = 0.002) were variables associated with knowledge about diabetes mellitus.

Conclusion: Users had a low level of knowledge about diabetes, indicating an unsatisfactory result in self-care and mainly a negative attitude towards coping with this disease.

Keywords

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Knowledge; Attitude to Health; Primary Health Care

Resumen

Objetivo: Avaliar el conocimiento y la atitud de los pacientes com de diabetes mellitus da Atención Primária en la Salud y los valores asociados.

Métodos: Estudo transversal, cuantitativo y analítico con 353 usuarios diabéticos en unidades de Estratégia da Saúde. En la coleta de datos, se utilizaron los Cuestiones de Conocimiento y de Atitudes Psicológicas y Rótulo con Datos Sociodemográficos, Económicos y Clínicos.

Resultados: La población fue constituida por su sexo femenino (73,1%), con superioridad a 50 años (81,5%), con tempo de diagnóstico superior a 5 años (54,9%) y com renda per Capita de hasta medio salario mínimo (59,3%). Los escores de conocimiento y la atitud foram baixos. A edad (p = 0,001) y escolaridad (p = 0,002) foram variáveis ​​asociadas al conocimiento sobre la diabetes mellitus.

Conclusión: Los pacientes presentan bajos conocimientos sobre la diabetes, indicando resultado insatisfactorio no autocuidado y en su mayoría, atitud negativa no enfrentamiento de la enfermedad.

Palabras clave

Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2; Conocimiento; Actitud Frente a la Salud; Atención Primaria de Salud

Resumo

Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento e a atitude de pacientes com diabetes mellitus da Atenção Primária à Saúde e fatores associados.

Métodos: Estudo transversal, quantitativo e analítico realizado com 353 usuários com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 em unidades de Estratégia da Saúde. Para a coleta dos dados, foram utilizados os Questionários de Conhecimento e de Atitudes Psicológicas, além de roteiro com dados sociodemográficos, econômicos e clínicos.

Resultados: A população foi constituída, na sua maioria, pelo sexo feminino (73,1%), com idade superior a 50 anos (81,5%), com tempo de diagnóstico superior a 5 anos (54,9%) e com renda per capita de até meio salário mínimo (59,3%). Os escores de conhecimento e atitude foram baixos. A idade (p = 0,001) e escolaridade (p = 0,002) foram variáveis associadas ao conhecimento sobre diabetes mellitus.

Conclusão: Os usuários apresentaram baixo conhecimento sobre diabetes, indicando resultado insatisfatório no autocuidado e na sua maioria, atitude negativa no enfrentamento da doença.

Palavras-chave

Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2; Conhecimento; Atitude Frente a Saúde; Atenção Primária à Saúde

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Submitted date:
07/15/2017

Accepted date:
10/05/2017

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