Knowledge about diabetes in patients hospitalized for heart disease: a descriptive research
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
12(2)july 1, 2013. tab, ilus
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em Inglês, Espanhol, Português
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-698538
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To assess the knowledge of patients hospitalized for cardiovascular co-morbidities in diabetes mellitus (DM), and its relationship to the confrontation and attitudes towards the disease.Method:
This was a prospective cross-sectional study, conducted in the inpatient unit with cardiac patients affected by DM. Their level of knowledge about diabetes was assessed using the Diabetes Knowledge Scale (DKN-A) and the psychological and emotional aspects were assessed by use of the Diabetes Attitudes Questionnaire (ATT-19).Results:
We included 220 patients with 63.0 ± 9.4 years, of which 119 (54.1%) were male. The punctuation of the scores ≥ eight in DKN-A was found in 55 patients (25%), and a score ≥ 60 on ATT-19 occurred in 37 patients (17.7%).Discussion:
The patients who presented with relatively good knowledge about DM had a score of ≥ eight; those individuals who had a score ≥ 60 on the scale ATT-19 had an appropriate response to the disease.Conclusion:
The patients generally had a low level of knowledge of DM and had difficulty in coping with the disease.
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Assunto principal:
Diagnóstico de Enfermagem
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Cardiologia
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Enfermagem
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Conhecimento
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Diabetes Mellitus
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Revisões Sistemáticas Avaliadas
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
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Espanhol
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Português
Revista:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Assunto da revista:
Enfermagem
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
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