Self-care activities, sociodemographic variables, treatment and depressive symptoms among older adults with Diabetes Mellitus
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the association between self-care activities of older adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and sociodemographic variables, type of treatment and depressive symptoms. Method: inferential and cross-sectional study, with 121 older adults with Type 2 DM in ambulatory...
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Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem,
2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the association between self-care activities of older adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and sociodemographic variables, type of treatment and depressive symptoms. Method: inferential and cross-sectional study, with 121 older adults with Type 2 DM in ambulatory care. We used a questionnaire for characterization of sociodemographic and health, questionnaire self-care activities with DM, Mini Mental State Examination and Geriatric Depression Scale. The association of variables was used (Fisher's exact test) and for comparing the means (Student's t-test and analysis of variance). Results: The mean age was 68.1 years, the majority were women (57.2%), retired (71.9%) and married (65.3%). The highest averages were for the activities: "to dry the spaces between the toes, after washing them" and smaller averages for "exercise". Conclusion: In spite of high average for self-care activities, there is a need for enhanced performance and compliance to them. |
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| Item Description: | 1984-0446 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0579 |