Health education program improves self-care indicators in diabetes and hypertension

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i2.1788

Keywords:

Self-care, Basic attention, Chronic diseases, Health education, Knowledge.

Abstract

Among chronic non-transmissible diseases, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are the most frequent and constitute a global health problem. In view of the need to implement self-care programs about these diseases, the objective of this study is to validate a self-care program for diabetic and hypertensive patients. It is a prospective cohort study of a population of 100 individuals who were in the waiting room. The data collection was done through questionnaires about different topics, that were applied in the meetings, to evaluate the knowledge of patients in the pretest and posttest. Only a few specifi questions of each theme did not present a signifiant difference between the pretest and posttest. However, all the themes addressed presented posttest knowledge increment. Therefore, this self-care program can be validated for diabetic and hypertensive patients, because it promotes an increase of knowledge for these patients.

Author Biographies

Suelen Magri, Universidade de Passo Fundo. Passo Fundo, RS

Graduação em Farmácia pela Universidade de Passo Fundo.

Natalia Weber do Amaral, Universidade de Passo Fundo. Passo Fundo, RS

Graduanda em Medicina pela Universidade de Passo Fundo.

Daniela Novello Martini, Universidade de Passo Fundo. Passo Fundo, RS

Graduação em Farmácia pela Universidade de Passo Fundo.

Luciana Zimmermann Martins Santos, Prefeitura Municipal de Passo Fundo. Passo Fundo, RS

Graduação em Farmácia pela Universidade de Passo Fundo.

Luciano de Oliveira Siqueira, Universidade de Passo Fundo. Passo Fundo, RS

Doutorado em Bioquímica pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

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Published

2020-06-26

How to Cite

Magri, S., Amaral, N. W. do, Martini, D. N., Martins Santos, L. Z., & Siqueira, L. de O. (2020). Health education program improves self-care indicators in diabetes and hypertension. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i2.1788

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Dossiê Comunicação e Meio Ambiente

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