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Variables psicosociales asociadas a compensación metabólica de pacientes diabéticos de tipo 2 / Role of psychosocial variables in the metabolic control of type 2 diabetics
Quintana, Anny A; Merino, José Manuel; Merino R, Pablo; Cea, Juan Carlos.
  • Quintana, Anny A; Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Medicina. Concepción. CL
  • Merino, José Manuel; Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Concepción. CL
  • Merino R, Pablo; Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Medicina. Concepción. CL
  • Cea, Juan Carlos; Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina. Temuco. CL
Rev. méd. Chile ; 136(8): 1007-1014, ago. 2008. tab
Artículo en Español | LILACS | ID: lil-495799
ABSTRACT

Background:

Patients' cultural oríentations play an important role in chronic diseases. However, medical education research still does not emphasize these variables.

Aim:

To measure the influence of psychosocial dimensions on blood glucose control in type 2 diabetic patients. Subjects and

methods:

Case-control design. Data were collected from institutional records and structured interviews. Blood glucose control was tested using glycosylated hemoglobin A1C. Patients with a good metabolic proñle defined as a glycosylated hemoglobin of less than 7 percent were considered cases while those with a glycosylated hemoglobin >7 percent were labeled as controls. Sixty seven cases and 61 controls were randomly selected at a public health center located in Los Angeles, Chile. Socio-demographic, illness-related, and psychosocial variables were measured and múltiple modeling using logistic regression was performed.

Results:

Seventy per cent of patients were female, mean age was 61 years, 57 percent were housewives and most had a low income and educational level. The cultural predictors of metabolic control of diabetes were the perception of obstacles for blood glucose control, attribution of health benefits to a good control, family support and bonding quality with the health team.

Conclusions:

Cultural variables play a significant role in metabolic control of diabetic patients and must be born in mind in educational campaigns.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Glucemia / Hemoglobina Glucada / Características Culturales Tipo de estudio: Ensayo Clínico Controlado / Estudio de etiología / Estudio observacional / Estudio pronóstico / Investigación cualitativa / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adulto / Anciano / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Chile Idioma: Español Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Asunto de la revista: Medicina Año: 2008 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Chile Institución/País de afiliación: Universidad de Concepción/CL / Universidad de La Frontera/CL

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Glucemia / Hemoglobina Glucada / Características Culturales Tipo de estudio: Ensayo Clínico Controlado / Estudio de etiología / Estudio observacional / Estudio pronóstico / Investigación cualitativa / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adulto / Anciano / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Chile Idioma: Español Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Asunto de la revista: Medicina Año: 2008 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Chile Institución/País de afiliación: Universidad de Concepción/CL / Universidad de La Frontera/CL