Objetivo: evaluar la eficacia del jengibre (Zingiber officinale) en la reducción de los niveles glucémicos y de lípidos en personas con diabetes tipo 2. Método: ensayo clínico aleatorizado y doble ciego, realizado con personas con diabetes tipo 2 en unidades de atención primaria de salud. Se incluyeron en el estudio individuos con edades comprendidas entre 20 y 80 años, que utilizaban antidiabéticos orales y co...
Objective: To understand the perception of the Primary Health Care multiprofessional team on the practices of health education and on the role of nurses in the performance of educational activities. Method: Exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with the participation of 12 professionals from the Family Health Strategy. To analyze t...
Objective: To assess the near visual acuity of people who prepare insulin doses. Methods: Cross-sectional study developed at 20 Primary Health Care services between April 2013 and January 2015. The convenience sample consisted of 65 diabetes mellitus patients and 35 caregivers responsible for preparing the insulin dose. A form was used with sociodemographic and clinical variables and the Jaeger eye chart. Resul...
Objective: to identify the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its components in a population of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests (p<0.05) were performed. Results: the majority of participants were females and overweight, with a mean age of 63.1 years and a low level o...
Background: The single or combined use of herbal and dietary products with medications has shown benefits in the metabolic modulation of carbohydrates, in the restoring of the function of pancreatic beta cells, and in insulin resistance. To analyze the effect of the use of flour made from the rind of the yellow passion fruit on the glycemic control of people with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: An open, pros...
Purpose – This paper aims to compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on the basis of three criteria. The diagnostic criteria adopted were those of the International Diabetes Federation, the National Cholesterol Education Program – Adult Treatment Panel III and the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. . Design/methodology/approach – A transversal study was undertaken w...
Objective: To relate adherence to oral antidiabetics and metabolic control of people with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Methods: An analytical study conducted with 201 participants, of both sexes, aged over 18 years with diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cared for in the basic health units. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and clinical variables related to medication adherence and metabolic control were analyz...
This investigation aimed at learning about the characteristics of an elderly population with arterial hypertension. It is a transversal study that involved 57 individuals and was performed at a Family Health Unit in the city of Fortaleza-CE. The collection of data occurred from April to May, 2007 by applying a questionnaire on age, gender, income, family history of arterial hypertension, daily health habits and...
Objetivo: avaliar o nível da adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso com antidiabéticos orais na rede de atenção básica. Métodos: estudo analítico, quantitativo, realizado com 63 pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 acompanhados em três Unidades Básicas de Saúde. Utilizou-se formulário que contemplou informações sociodemográficas e clínicas, e relacionadas à adesão ao tratamento, avaliada por meio do teste indiret...
Objective: to assess the level of adherence to the drug treatment with oral antidiabetic medications in the primary health care network. Methods: analytical, quantitative study conducted with 63 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 attended in three Basic Health Units. One used a form which included sociodemographic and clinical information related to treatment adherence, assessed through the Morisky-Green te...