Resultados: 6

Beliefs related to oral antidiabetic use among individuals with diabetes

Abstract Objective: To identify beliefs related to oral antidiabetic use among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Method: This is a descriptive, quantitative and qualitative study conducted with 32 participants using oral antidiabetic drugs. Data was col...

Preparation of the discharge of relatives of children using antibiotics: contributions of nursing

Abstract Objective: To describe the discharge preparation for relatives of hospitalized children for continuing antibiotic therapy at home, from the nurse perspective. Method: A descriptive and qualitative research, performed in the ward of a pediatric hospital in Rio de Janeiro. It was attended by fif...

Access and rational use of medicines in the prison system in Paraíba

Abstract Objective: This article aims to evaluate the access and rational use of essential and strategic medicine in the prison population in Paraiba prison system. Method: Qualitative study, carried out with 13 health professionals and 43 prisoners, between February and August of 2016 in seven peniten...

Health literacy and adherence to drug treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the relationship between health literacy and medication adherence of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: Quantitative cross-sectional study developed in five Family Health Strategies in the city of Picos, Piauí. Participants comprised 78 users of health servi...

Adherence to diabetes mellitus care at three levels of health care

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate adherence to self-care among people with diabetes mellitus cared for at the three levels of health care. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study addressing a sample of 143 people from a city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil from primary (45), second...

Adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Primary Health Care: perception of patients and professionals in a large municipality

Abstract Objective: Analyze the actions developed in Primary Health Care (PHC) to promote adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment in the perception of patients and nursing team. Methods: Cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted at the PHC of Campinas-SP, through structured interviews with 18 co...