El apoyo social y el autocuidado en diabetes tipo 2.
Autor/es: Azzollini, Susana C.; Bail Pupko, Vera, Vidal, Victoria A.
RESUMEN
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal con el objetivo de identificar la relación entre el ámbito laboral y familiar con las prácticas de autoatención y autocuidado de pacientes con diagnóstico de diabetes tipo 2, que concurren a los consultorios externos de diabetología de hospitales públicos dependientes del Gobierno de
Palabras clave: Apoyo social - Autocuidado - Diabetes tipo 2 - Hospital público
ABSTRACT
Social support and self care in diabetes type 2.
patients with diabetes type 2 who are treated in Public Hospitals of Buenos Aires. A systematic sample of 337 people was randomly chosen. These people, aged since 40 to79 years old, had to answer the following: a questionnaire about personal and working issues, a frequency scale about self care and self attentions’ practices, all of them built ad hoc and previously validated. Data was analyzed statistically with descriptive and bivariated tests. According to the breakthroughs, social support helps the compliance to treatments through the fulillment of the self care prescriptions.
Keywords: Social support - Self care - Diabetes type 2 - Public hospital
Instituto de Investigaciones
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Facultad de Psicología
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Lavalle 2353
Tel/fax:4952 – 5481/ 4952 – 5490
Horario de atención: 10 a 17 hs
E-mail: instinve@psi.uba.ar - anuario@psi.uba.ar
Facultad de Psicología
Universidad de Buenos Aires