Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to describe the characteristics and complexity of associations in the medical treatment of diabetic patients being followed by the multidisciplinary team in the Basic Health Unit, Federal University of Amapá (UBS/UNIFAP). Materials and Methods: The study design was descriptive, cross-sectional. Its population was composed of 40 type 2 diabetic patients who met the inclusion criteria. The study period was from May 2007 to April 2008. The variables investigated were the treatment characteristics (prescribed medication and medication mentioned by the patient) and the treatment complexity (association of medication, the amount of pills the patient takes a day, the number of times these pills are used by day and the time of medication). The SPSS program was used for data analysis. Results: The results showed that 85.0% of patients reported to do the drug treatment, 82.5% to follow a diet plan and 42.5% to perform a physical activity plan. About the treatment characteristics, in relation to the drugs, we have shown that the most prevalent are those who make use of Sulfonylureas 67.7%, Biguanides 41.2% and insulin 20.6%. Conclusion: The treatment characteristics investigated showed differences between the prescribed drugs and the ones reported by the patients. In the complexity, it was found that 54.5% use combined medications. Some patients using Biguanide and Sulfonylurea reported incorrect number of tablets taken by day, as well as erroneous values in relation to the number of times per day they should take the medication.
Highlights
Este estudo foi desenvolvido com o intuito de descrever as características e a complexidade de associações do tratamento medicamentoso de pacientes diabéticos em seguimento por equipe multiprofissional na UBS/UNIFAP
Estudo[16] sobre os fatores relacionados ao autocuidado das pessoas com Diabetes Mellitus (DM) tipo 2, revelou uma baixa frequência do uso de insulina para o tratamento do mesmo
Summary
Gerlany de Fátima dos Santos Pereira[1], Giovandra Pinto Barboza[2], Liudmila Otero Miyar[3]. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever as características e a complexidade de associações do tratamento medicamentoso de pacientes diabéticos em seguimento por equipe multiprofissional na Unidade Básica de Saúde da Universidade Federal do Amapá (UBS/UNIFAP). As variáveis investigadas foram as características do tratamento (medicação prescrita e a medicação mencionada pelo paciente) e a complexidade do tratamento (a associação de medicações, a quantidade de comprimidos que o paciente toma por dia, o quantitativo de vezes que esses comprimidos são utilizados por dia e o tempo de uso do medicamento). Sobre as características do tratamento, obteve-se quanto aos medicamentos que a prevalência é dos que fazem uso de Sulfoniluréias com 67,7% e Biguanidas com 41,2%, sendo que 20,6% utilizam Insulina. Alguns pacientes que utilizavam Biguanida e Sulfoniluréia relataram quantidades incorretas de números de comprimidos que deveriam tomar/dia e declararam valores errôneos de vezes que deveriam tomar os medicamentos/dia.
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