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Educational intervention to promote self-care in older adults with diabetes mellitus
Marilia Braga Marques1, Janaína Fonseca Victor Coutinho1, Mariana Cavalcante Martins1
1Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.
Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy of an educational nursing intervention in self-care for older adults who have Diabetes Mellitus.
Method:
A quasi-experimental study with control and intervention two groups conducted with older adults living with Diabetes Mellitus, attended at Primary Health Care Units of Fortaleza/Ceará. The intervention was a group educational approach with guidelines on diabetes treatment and foot care. The Brazilian adapted version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire (SDSCA) was used for evaluating before-and-after self-care. A significance level of 0.05 was considered.
Results:
103 older adults participated in the study. There was an increase in self-care for diabetes after the educational intervention related to the aspects: healthy diet (p = 0.027), dietary instruction (p = 0.013) and foot examination (p = 0.012).
Conclusion:
The performed intervention promoted positive behavioral changes, favoring the adoption of healthy habits and the promotion of self-care in older adult patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
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