Literacia e qualidade de vida na diabetes mellitus tipo 2 num aces do Minho, Portugal / Literacy and quality of life in diabetes mellitus type 2 in Minho, Portugal

ABSTRACT

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease responsible for disability, entailing high costs for the National Health Service. Investing in health literacy and empowerment are crucial for effective disease management. Objectives: To analyze the knowledge about the disease and quality of life of people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Methodology: Cross-sectional, exploratory, descriptive and correlational study. A sociodemographic and clinical characterization questionnaire and the portuguese version of DKT, DES-SF and EQ-5D-5L were applied to a convenience sample of 410 subjects. Results and discussion: The sample reveals a low level of knowledge and high perception of quality of life, especially in men, showing mean +/- SD of DKT and EQ-5D-5L, 51.90 +/- 13.83 and 0.90 +/- 0.15, respectively. A significant positive association between knowledge and QOL (rs = 0.060, p <0.01) was found, which reinforces other studies findings. Conclusions: From the study emerges the need for health education programs that enable especially in the field of food and soft skills especially in response to adversity, thus raising the quality of life of these people

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