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. 2013 Apr 5;26(5):283–286. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(00)78665-3

Nivel de información médica sobre diabetes, actitud de los pacientes hacia la enfermedad y su asociación con el nivel de control glucémico

Level of medical information on diabetes, attitude of patients towards their illness and association of their information with the level of glucaemic control

JM Navarro Cárdenas 1, R Rodríguez Moctezuma 1,*, C Munguía Miranda 1, JL Hernández Santiago 1
PMCID: PMC7675816  PMID: 11100595

Abstract

Objective

To determine the level of information and attitude that it has more than enough their illness has patient with diabetes type 2 (DM2), and their association with level of glucemic control.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Two units of family medicine.

Patient

200 subject with DM2.

Interventions

Two instruments were applied validated to measure, level of knowledge and attitude was measured the average of the last 6 glucaemias.

Measurements and results

The qualification average of the instrument of knowledge was 58.6 ± 17.9 (it scale 0–100). For the instrument of attitude it was of 18.9 ± 2.1 (it scale 0 at 35). The qualification of knowledge of the controlled group was of 55.48 ± 16.8, and of the uncontrolled group it was of 59.2 ± 18.1. The qualification has more than enough attitude of the controlled group it was of 17.8 ± 2.3, and of the uncontrolled group of 19.1 ± 2, p = 0.001. The proportionate level of information the family doctor was of 42.9%, of the team of health of 10.2% and of other sources of 6.3%. At the analysis of the degree of attitude and the level of information, there was a better attitude when the information was provided by other sources p < 0.05. In the percentage of information and the level of glucemic control, the control level was better when the information was for the team of health p < 0.01.

Conclusions

The level of medical information on diabetes provided by the family doctor and the team of health is low and it doesn't and only this last are associate to better glucemic control. The attitude is better when one receives information of other sources.

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