9Rev Bras Enferm, Brasília 2007 jan-fev; 60(1):49-54. Caracterização de pessoas com Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 RESUMOO estudo teve por objetivo caracterizar pessoas com Diabete Melittus (DM) Tipo 2, cadastrados em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde. É um estudo observacional, descritivo, do tipo série de casos, com uma amostra de 125 pessoas. Os resultados apresentaram, em sua maioria, pessoas do sexo feminino, na faixa etária dos 60 aos 69 anos e que recebiam de 1 a 2 salários mínimos por mês, hipertensos, dislipidêmicos, com sobrepeso e/ou obesidade, não praticando atividade física regularmente, com dificuldade em seguir a dieta e em conviver com a doença. Concluiu-se a importância de planejar Programas de Atenção à Saúde voltada para pessoas diabéticas, no contexto comunitário, com o incentivo da Educação em saúde por meio de uma equipe multidisciplinar. Descritores: Educação em saúde; Autocuidado; Diabete Melito; Enfermagem. ABSTRACT This study has as its main objective the characterization of people with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Type
Education plays an important role in diabetes mellitus (DM) treatment, as it enables patients to manage their disease. There is a wide range of tested educational interventions, and, to date, no universal model that can be standardized and recognized as effective for all individuals with the disease has been defined. This article aims to review the effect of different types of educational interventions for self-management of glycemic control in patients with DM type 2, in addition to define general recommendations for this treatment strategy.
Objective. To characterize the elderly population and their caregivers and to verify the association of depressive symptoms of the elderly and the caregiver's burden with the variables of interest. Methods. A cross-sectional study with 80 elderly people and 78 caregivers in a Primary Health Service in southern Brazil. Retrospective collection conducted in a structured database based on the multidimensional evaluation tool applied to home care for the elderly participants and their caregivers. Results. Most elderly participants were women (71.3%), with an average age of 82.1 years and 52.6% reported sadness or discouragement. Systemic arterial hypertension was the most frequent morbidity (68.8%). Most caregivers were women (85.7%), daughters of the elderly person (53.2%), mean age 57.8 years and 38.7% reported feeling the burden. The presence of depressive symptoms in the elderly 211Depressive symptoms of the elderly people and caregiver's burden in home careInvest Educ Enferm. 2017; 35 (2) was associated with Parkinson's disease (p=0.016) and to have a male caregiver (p=0.006). Caregiver's burden was associated with daily life activities such as bathing (p=0.021). Conclusion. There was evidence of differences in caregiver's gender in the presence of depressive symptoms and differences in the assistance in daily life activities for the caregiver's burden.Descriptors: home visit; caregivers; aged; nursing; primary health care; depression; cross-sectional studies; retrospective studies.Síntomas depresivos en los ancianos y cuidadores de sobrecarga en la atención domiciliariaObjetivo. Caracterizar a los ancianos y a sus cuidadores, verificando la asociación de los síntomas depresivos del anciano y la sobrecarga del cuidador con las variables de interés. Métodos. Estudio transversal con 80 ancianos y 78 cuidadores en una Unidad de Atención Primaria en el sur de Brasil. La recolección retrospectiva de la información se hizo utilizando una base de datos estructurada realizada a partir de un instrumento de evaluación multidimensional aplicado en la atención domiciliaria a los ancianos y sus cuidadores. Resultados. La mayoría de los ancianos eran mujeres (71.3%), con edad media de 82.1 años. 52.6% informó tristeza o abatimiento. La hipertensión fue la morbilidad más frecuente (68.8%). En cuanto a los cuidadores, la mayoría eran mujeres (85.7%), hijas de los ancianos (53.2%) con una edad media de 57.8 años. El 38.7% informó que se sentía con sobrecarga. La presencia de síntomas depresivos en los ancianos se asociaron con la enfermedad de Parkinson (p=0.016) y que tiene cuidador de sexo masculino (p=0.006). La sobrecarga del cuidador se relacionó con la ayuda en las actividades de la vida diaria, como el baño (p=0.021). Conclusión. Fue evidente la diferencia en cuanto al sexo del cuidador y la presencia de síntomas depresivos y en la asistencia en las actividades de la vida diaria del anciano para la sobrecarga del cuidador.Descriptores: visita domiciliaria; cuidadores; anciano; enfermería; atención primaria de salud; depr...
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