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- Title
Difficulties concerning Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in children and adolescents.
- Authors
Rebouças Moreira, Tatiana; Araújo Bandeira, Samila Torquato; Cavalcante Lopes, Synara; Linhares de Carvalho, Silvana; da Silva Negreiros, Francisca Diana; da Silva Neves, Clarice
- Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the knowledge on diabetes in children and adolescents and the difficulties regarding the disease. Methods: a quantitative study with 40 patients from 6 to 17 years older who were subjected on a questionnaire based on self-care behaviors proposed by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Results: the average age was 11.6 years with predominance of the female gender (57.5%), most attending grade school (80.0%), naming the parents as primary caregivers (72.5%). Regarding the knowledge about the disease, the item with the highest percentage of errors was about the pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus type 1. On the difficulties related to the treatment, food control and application of insulin had higher frequency. Conclusion: the study revealed a high percentage of correct answers among the participants, suggesting knowledge about the disease. Nevertheless, they reported food control and insulin therapy as the main difficulties related to treatment.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; INSULIN therapy; HEALTH behavior; TYPE 1 diabetes; QUESTIONNAIRES; HEALTH self-care; QUANTITATIVE research; DIET therapy for diabetes; HEALTH literacy; AMERICAN Association of Diabetes Educators; DATA analysis software; PATIENTS' attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Rev Rene, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 5, p651
- ISSN
1517-3852
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15253/2175-6783.2016000500010