de Oliveira Kelli Cristina Silva, Zanetti Maria Lúcia
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2011 Aug;45(4):862-8. doi: 10.1590/s0080-62342011000400010.
The objective of this study was to characterize patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to sociodemographic and clinical variables, and to analyze scores of knowledge and attitudes regarding the disease. Participants were 79 users who received care in a primary health care service, in 2008. The Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge (DKN-A) and Attitude (ATT-19) questionnaires were used for data collection. The population was formed by adults and elderly adults, who were between 30 and 80 years old. Most were literate (96.3%); married (63.3%); female (63.3%) and classified as class-2 obesity. As to the knowledge about the disease, subjects obtained scores lower than 8, indicating unsatisfactory results on self-care. Scores obtained regarding attitudes show difficulties to cope with the disease. Results evidence the need to adopt a Diabetes Education Program at the studied unit.
本研究的目的是根据社会人口统计学和临床变量对2型糖尿病患者进行特征描述，并分析他们对该疾病的知识和态度得分。研究对象为2008年在初级卫生保健服务机构接受治疗的79名患者。使用糖尿病知识（DKN-A）和态度（ATT-19）问卷进行数据收集。研究人群由年龄在30至80岁之间的成年人和老年人组成。大多数人识字（96.3%）；已婚（63.3%）；女性（63.3%），并被归类为2级肥胖。关于疾病知识，受试者得分低于8分，表明自我护理方面的结果不尽人意。在态度方面获得的分数显示出应对该疾病存在困难。结果表明在所研究的单位需要采用糖尿病教育项目。
