Family Health Strategies: Profile/quality of life of people with diabetes.

Autor: Moreschi C; Universidade do Vale do Taquari-UNIVATES. Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Rempel C; Universidade do Vale do Taquari-UNIVATES. Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Siqueira DF; Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões. Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Backes DS; Centro Universitário Franciscano. Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Pissaia LF; Universidade do Vale do Taquari-UNIVATES. Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Grave MTQ; Universidade do Vale do Taquari-UNIVATES. Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2018 Nov-Dec; Vol. 71 (6), pp. 2899-2906.
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0037
Abstrakt: Objective: To evaluate the quality of life and to analyze the epidemiological profile of people with diabetes treated in Family Health Strategies.
Method: A cross-sectional study carried out with 350 people with diabetes.
Results: Most people with diabetes are women, elderly, married, white, with low educational level, retired/pensioners, family income of up to two minimum wages. As the time of people with the disease increases, their quality of life decreases. People with complications from diabetes have a lower quality of life, with a statistically significant difference.
Conclusion: Knowledge of the sociodemographic characteristics, clinical evaluation and quality of life of people with diabetes can improve the care process provided to this population.
Databáze: MEDLINE