Self-care of elderly people with diabetes mellitus and the nurse-patient interpersonal relationship

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the self-care activities of elderly people with diabetes mellitus and its correlation with the nurse-patient interpersonal relationship. Methods: Cross-sectional quantitative study, with 144 elderly people followed up in Family Health Units, with data collected by the Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire and Interpersonal Relationship Questionnaire in Nursing Care, being analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: There was a greater accomplishment of the activities Take insulin injections as recommended (6.74), Take diabetes medications as recommended (6.55) and Take the indicated number of diabetes pills (6.52). The interpersonal relationship showed moderate effectiveness (80.6%). The correlation between self-care with diabetes and interpersonal relationships showed a positive and significant value in the dimension Specific feeding. Conclusion: The effectiveness of the interpersonal relationship in nursing care resulted in greater compliance with activities related to specific food.

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Main Authors: Ferreira,Gerlania Rodrigues Salviano, Viana,Lia Raquel de Carvalho, Pimenta,Cláudia Jeane Lopes, Silva,Cleane Rosa Ribeiro da, Costa,Tatiana Ferreira da, Oliveira,Jacira dos Santos, Costa,Kátia Neyla de Freitas Macedo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2022
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000100159
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