Self-Care of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Cared for at an Emergency Service in Mexico Autocuidado de personas con Diabetes Mellitus atendidas en un servicio de urgencia en México Autocuidado de pessoas com diabetes mellitus atendidas em serviço de urgência no México

• Main Authors: Irasema Romero Baquedano (Author), Manoel Antônio dos Santos (Author), Tatiane Aparecida Martins (Author), Maria Lúcia Zanetti (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
• Acesso em linha: Connect to this object online.

This study examines the self-care ability of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and relates it to sociodemographic and clinical variables. The study included 251 patients who were cared for by an emergency service in Mexico, in 2007. Data were obtained through structured interviews held at participan...