Progress of the patients with diabetes mellitus who were managed with the staged diabetes management framework

Progress of the patients with diabetes mellitus who were managed with the staged diabetes management framework

OBJECTIVE: To describe the progress of patients with diabetes mellitus seen by health care team members who followed the Staged Diabetes Management framework. METHODS: This descriptive, prospective, and longitudinal study was conducted in a period of 12 months. The sample consisted of 54 patients with diabetes mellitus. Data were collected in three occasions through interviews: P0 - at beginning of the study; P6 - in six months; and, P12 - at the end of the study. RESULTS: There was an increase in adherence to diet from 61.1% in the P0 to 92.6% in the P12, in adherence to physical activities from 57.4% in the P0 to 66,7% in the P12, and in the use of medication. CONCLUSION: The use of the SDM framework among this sample of patients with diabetes promoted better adherence to diet, physical activities, and the use of medication.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zanetti,Maria Lúcia, Otero,Liudmila Miyar, Peres,Denise Siqueira, Santos,Manoel Antônio dos, Guimarães,Fernanda Pontin de Mattos, Freitas,Maria Cristina Foss
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo 2007
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002007000300016
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:OBJECTIVE: To describe the progress of patients with diabetes mellitus seen by health care team members who followed the Staged Diabetes Management framework. METHODS: This descriptive, prospective, and longitudinal study was conducted in a period of 12 months. The sample consisted of 54 patients with diabetes mellitus. Data were collected in three occasions through interviews: P0 - at beginning of the study; P6 - in six months; and, P12 - at the end of the study. RESULTS: There was an increase in adherence to diet from 61.1% in the P0 to 92.6% in the P12, in adherence to physical activities from 57.4% in the P0 to 66,7% in the P12, and in the use of medication. CONCLUSION: The use of the SDM framework among this sample of patients with diabetes promoted better adherence to diet, physical activities, and the use of medication.

Similar Items