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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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.
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Submitted date:
07/15/2017
Accepted date:
10/05/2017