Knowledge levels among elderly people with Diabetes Mellitus concerning COVID-19: an educational intervention via a teleservice.

Autor: de Lima Filho BF; Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN), Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, Campus Universitário, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil. bartolomeu_fagundes2@hotmail.com., Bessa NPOS; Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil., Fernandes ACT; Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil., da Silva Patrício ÍF; Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil., de Oliveira Alves N; Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil., da Costa Cavalcanti FA; Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta diabetologica [Acta Diabetol] 2021 Jan; Vol. 58 (1), pp. 19-24. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 04.
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-020-01580-y
Abstrakt: Aim: To investigate knowledge levels concerning COVID-19 in elderly patients with T2DM.
Methods: This cross-sectional, quantitative, observational, and descriptive study was undertaken among elderly individuals with T2DM involved in a body balance rehabilitation program that had been suspended due to social isolation. The study participants comprised elderly individuals with T2DM, contactable using fixed or mobile telephones. Data concerning participants' socioeconomic variables and knowledge of COVID-19 were collated, using a Brazil Ministry of Health guidelines checklist. Mann-Whitney and Spearman's correlation tests were used to analyze their responses.
Results: Of 30 elderly participants, 76.7% were women and 63.3% were married. The average age was 69.96 ± 4.46 years. The most cited information medium was television (96.6%). Of a possible 24 correct responses on the checklist, the median correct response score was 7.5. No significant relationship was observed between the total checklist score and the variables studied.
Conclusion: Elderly participants did not have in-depth knowledge concerning COVID-19, which suggests that their knowledge sources may be deficient or that their capacity to retain information was inadequate.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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