Análise da adesão ao autocuidado em portadores de diabetes mellitus pertencentes a uma UBS do município de Cuité-PB.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is considered a chronic non-transferable and multifactorial etiology. The complications arising from disease, in most cases, are associated with non-adherence to treatment or poor compliance with the care required for diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adherence to practices of self care in patients with diabetes mellitus, belonging to a UBS of the municipality of Cuité-PB. Two questionnaires were applied: the first containing questions about personal information of the participants, relationship between diet and diabetes and the incentive to comply with the treatment. To evaluate self-care practices, a questionnaire was applied to activities of self-care with diabetes (PAF), which was adapted for this research, analyzing the frequency of self-care in the last seven days. With respect to the association between diet and diabetes, it was found that 58% of respondents reported not feeling doubts about what to feed to control the disease; already 68% reported experiencing lower the dietary restrictions greater significance, due to the disease. A total of 56% responded that they liked quite a few of the foods consumed daily and 54% claimed that the food has changed a lot since the diagnosis of the disease; already 56% of carriers, stated perform less meals after the diagnosis of diabetes. Of those surveyed, 40% reported not having sought guidance on food with health professionals and 58% answered that they think the very important power to treat the disease. With regard to compliance with the treatment, 50% responded that they had no difficulty in fulfilling and 60% say be quite encouraged by the family to perform the therapy. Already 40% of participants reported not receiving any incentive for the treatment by the health team and 74% claimed to have some minor interest to greater relevance in understanding the disease. With respect to the results found in the PAF, 66% responded following a healthy diet for the past seven days; However, 68% of people reported not to follow a food plan recommended by a health care professional. It was also seen that 58% of participants did not physical activity in the last seven days and 58% evaluated the blood glucose in the period asked, 80% of which responded not monitor blood glucose levels often recommended by a health care professional. With respect to watch your feet, most responded have examined and sanitized the feet in the last seven days, showing, respectively, 64% and 62%. Finally, the highest membership was found in relation to medication, with percentages of 86% for oral medication and 80% for use of insulin in the reference period. It is of the utmost importance to the carriers of diabetes and their family members are clear about the relevance of all the practices of selfcare in diabetes, not only of drug therapy, but rather, the set of all therapeutic actions emphasized, in order to control the disease and improve the quality of life of diabetics.