Effects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Tânia Alves Canata Becker (Author), Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira (Author), Maria Lúcia Zanetti (Author), Ana Emília Pace (Author), Fábio Araújo Almeida (Author), Maria Teresa da Costa Gonçalves Torquato (Author)
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• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of telephone-based support for the metabolic control of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. Method: a pragmatic study was conducted in two groups, called G1 (n=36) and G2 (n=27), at a health unit from the countryside of...