Abstract
To analyze the self-care activities of elderly people with diabetes mellitus and its correlation with the nurse-patient interpersonal relationship. Cross-sectional quantitative study, with 144 elderly people followed up in Family Health Units, with data collected by the Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire and Interpersonal Relationship Questionnaire in Nursing Care, being analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. There was a greater accomplishment of the activities Take insulin injections as recommended (6.74), Take diabetes medications as recommended (6.55) and Take the indicated number of diabetes pills (6.52). The interpersonal relationship showed moderate effectiveness (80.6%). The correlation between self-care with diabetes and interpersonal relationships showed a positive and significant value in the dimension Specific feeding. The effectiveness of the interpersonal relationship in nursing care resulted in greater compliance with activities related to specific food.
Highlights
Chronic non-communicable diseases are the main causes of death and health problems in the world, causing about 41 million deaths each year, which corresponds to approximately 71% of all deaths
It is relevant to assess the interpersonal relationship in nursing care and the self-care activities of elderly people with diabetes, which will help nursing professionals to understand the importance of the relationships established with the user, identifying the skills they need be developed and improved so that there is a better interaction between nurse and patient
The population was composed of all elderly users with diabetes mellitus seen at the USFs who had the nurse working for at least one year, corresponding to 10,647 individuals distributed in the five Health Districts (HD): I - 2,641; II - 1,919; III - 3,072; IV - 1,554; V - 1461
Summary
Chronic non-communicable diseases are the main causes of death and health problems in the world, causing about 41 million deaths each year, which corresponds to approximately 71% of all deaths. There are few studies with a quantitative approach that make use of validated instruments with appropriate psychometric properties to measure the construct of interpersonal relationships[11] Given this context, it is relevant to assess the interpersonal relationship in nursing care and the self-care activities of elderly people with diabetes, which will help nursing professionals to understand the importance of the relationships established with the user, identifying the skills they need be developed and improved so that there is a better interaction between nurse and patient. It is relevant to assess the interpersonal relationship in nursing care and the self-care activities of elderly people with diabetes, which will help nursing professionals to understand the importance of the relationships established with the user, identifying the skills they need be developed and improved so that there is a better interaction between nurse and patient This will culminate in assistance with greater safety and quality, favoring the user to build a profile that manages their own health
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