Cogitare Enfermagem (Apr 2024)

EVALUATION OF THE EMOTIONAL ASPECTS AND SELF-CARE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH DIABETES MELLITUS

  • Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro Bendelaque,
  • Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de Carvalho,
  • Stelacelly Coelho Toscano Silveira,
  • Fabianne de Jesus Dias de Sousa,
  • Mariseth Carvalho de Andrade,
  • Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de Aguiar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v29i0.94954
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29

Abstract

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Objective: To evaluate the emotional aspects and self-care of elderly people with Diabetes Mellitus. Method: a descriptive, exploratory, and quantitative study with 105 elderly people from an outpatient clinic in a hospital located in the city of Belém-Pará, Brazil, carried out between July and September 2022. The following questionnaires were used: sociodemographic, economic, and clinical data; problem areas in Diabetes; and Diabetes self-care activities. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential analysis using the following tests: Chi-square, and the G-adherence test. Results: low emotional distress was found in items: nine (p = 0.0001), ten to twenty (p<0.0001), and good adherence to self-care in the domains of general nutrition (p<0.0001), specific nutrition (p<0.0001), foot care and medication (p<0.0001). Conclusion: The findings can be linked to adequate guidance on daily care, contributing to the perception of the emotional condition and its relationship with self-care.

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