Calidad de vida en pacientes con diabetes mellitus controlados en Hospital Galvarino, Servicio de Salud Araucania Sur / Quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus controlled at the Galvarino Hospital, Health Service of Araucania South
Bol. Hosp. San Juan de Dios
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51(4): 209-214, jul.-ago. 2004. ilus, tab
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in Spanish
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RESUMO
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with an increasing prevalence and a raised life expectancy of patients.Since it is a disease presenting with multiple complications during its evolution special emphasis should be given to ever greather efforts for improving quality of life of the patients.A sample of 50 persons comprising 50 per cent of the diabetic population controlled by the Cardiovascular Programme of the Galvarino Hospital were studied, including a survey to assess their quality of life. Results showed that 100 per cent of the patients had one associated pathology, high blood pressure being the most frequent; 72 per cent were obese while a high percentage showed a deficient metabolic control. 71 per cent had a poorly compensated diabetes and 85 per cent presented high tensional figures at the time of assessment.A Cause of special concern is that none of the patients had a recent eye examination nor a fundoscopy.The above results show the ineffectiveness of the Cardiovascular Health Programme developed by the municipality of Galvarino as well as the absence of basic tools to carry out a proper assessment of diabetic patients.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Bol. Hosp. San Juan de Dios
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital FUSAT/CL
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Hospital Galvarino/CL
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Universidad Los Andes/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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