Altered touch perception and associated risk factors in individuals with diabetes mellitus.

Autor:	Noronha JAF; Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil., Azevedo C; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Moura CC; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Gusmão ECR; Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil., Cardoso ACLR; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Chianca TCM; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Jazyk:	Portuguese; English
Zdroj:	Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2020; Vol. 73 (6), pp. e20190473. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 14.
DOI:	10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0473
Abstrakt:	Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of altered touch perception in the feet of individuals with diabetes mellitus and the associated risk factors. Method: Cross-sectional study with 224 individuals with diabetes mellitus conducted in an endocrinology clinic at a public hospital in Campina Grande, Paraíba. The evaluation used touch sensitivity and perception, and a descriptive and multivariate analysis with Poisson regression was performed. Results: We found the prevalence of altered touch perception to be 53.1%. The risk factors that had a significant and joint impact on its occurrence were: female gender; previous ulcer; diabetes mellitus type 2; burning sensation, cracks, fissures, calluses, and Charcot foot. Conclusions: This study found a high prevalence of altered perception of touch, and this should support the planning of actions aimed at preventing the problem. The study showed the relevance of the phenomenon as a nursing diagnosis that could be included in NANDA-International.
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