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| Author(s): |
Alves Arrelias, Clarissa Cordeiro
[1]
;
Gimenes Faria, Heloisa Turcatto
[2]
;
de Souza Teixeira, Carla Regina
[1]
;
dos Santos, Manoel Antonio
[3]
;
Zanetti, Maria Lucia
[1]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Enfermagem Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Colegio Integrado Libertas Sao Sebastiao do Parai, Sao Sebastiao Do Paraisa, MG - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Acta Paulista de Enfermagem; v. 28, n. 4, p. 315-322, JUL-AUG 2015. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 5 |
| Abstract | |
Objective To investigate the association between adherence to type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment and sociodemographic, clinical and metabolic control variables. Methods Cross-sectional study that included 417 diabetes mellitus patients. The research instrument was a questionnaire with the study variables; Treatment Adherence Measure; Food Consumption Frequency Questionnaire and International Physical Exercise Questionnaire. Fisher’s Exact Test was used to analyze the data. Results About 98.3% showed non adherence to the diet, 41.9% to physical exercise and 15.8% to the medication treatment. Conclusion No association was found between adherence to type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment and sex, age, years of education, length of diagnosis and metabolic control variables. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/04305-5 - Non-adherence to treatment user: a challenge for comprehensive care in diabetes |
| Grantee: | Clarissa Cordeiro Alves Arrelias |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |