SANTOS, W. P.; Santos, W.P.; Santos WP; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9008209554837451; SANTOS, Wallison Pereira dos.
Resumo:
Diabetes Mellitus is a heterogeneous group of disorders that lead to disability and/or
restriction in insulin production, which may be due to pancreatic beta cell destruction or
even due to insulin inactivity. It is important to note that, as it is a disease
chronic disease, the treatment aims at glycemic control and the reduction of diseases, not aiming
the cure. The understanding of the health needs that the individual presents permeates the
perception of the absence of symptoms, it is necessary to make the user with diabetes adhere to
to treatment and, above all, adopt health-protective practices, in this way it is necessary to
that the health professional understands the behavior of the individual and even what can
interfere with this behavior, intervening in the gap in behavioral understanding and
accreditation of the proposed therapy. The study aims to: analyze the state
clinical, behavioral and beliefs of people with Diabetes Mellitus treated at the
Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic at the Lauro Wanderley University Hospital. The research was from
descriptive exploratory type with a quantitative approach. It took place with people with the
diagnosis of diabetes mellitus treated at the endocrinology outpatient clinic of the Hospital
University Lauro Wanderley, from the Federal University of Paraíba, in the municipality of João
Person – Paraiba. For data collection, we used the application of a semi-structured form.
structure developed by the researcher, with a direct approach to the participants in the
time of consultation. For data analysis, the method used was
statistician, SPSS, version 2.0, the results were expressed through tables and graphs and
discussed according to current and relevant literature. As this is a study involving
humans, the research was submitted to the Ethics Committee of the Hospital Universitário Lauro
Wanderley, as established in Resolution 466/12 of the National Health and
approved under opinion number 2,039,944. Most participants are affected
by type 2 diabetes (75.7%) and use oral hypoglycemic agents (49.7%). The analysis
behavior allowed us to infer that the study participants adopt preventive measures and
that a behavioral change actually occurs after knowledge of their condition of
health, with the exception of the monitoring of glycemic rates, which showed a low index.
The belief placed in the treatment is positive, and is influenced by the stimulus of people who
according to the study reside in the same household, reflecting the low influence of
health professionals for adherence to a healthy lifestyle and continuity of
treatment. Through the analyzed data it is possible to identify the clinical profile of people
with diabetes mellitus, such as understanding the self-care behavior expressed
by the participants and the beliefs in relation to the treatment, contributing to the
health professionals can actively intervene, with strategies that envision adherence
individuals to healthy living practices.
