Objective: to verify characteristics related to self-care and clinical parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: descriptive and exploratory, cross-sectional study, conducted with 173 patients assisted in 12 Family Health Units in the urban area of a city in the Northeast region of Brazil. Results: most participants (61.3%) were female, aged less than 60 years old. There were significant di...
Objetivo: verificar características relacionadas ao autocuidado e aos parâmetros clínicos em pacientes com Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2. Métodos: estudo descritivo-exploratório, de corte transversal, realizado com 173 pacientes assistidos em 12 unidades de saúde da família da zona urbana de uma cidade da região nordeste do Brasil. Resultados: a maioria (61,3%) era mulher, na faixa etária igual ou superior a 60 anos...
Objective: to verify characteristics related to self-care and clinical parameters in patients with type 2diabetes mellitus. Methods: descriptive and exploratory, cross-sectional study, conducted with 173 patients assisted in 12 Family Health Units in the urban area of a city in the Northeast region of Brazil. Results: most participants (61.3%) were female, aged less than 60 years old. There were significant dif...