Resultados: 3

Beliefs related to insulin use in people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the beliefs of people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus related to insulin use. Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative-qualitative study based on Theory of Planned Behavior and performed with 32 participants using insulin. The data were analyzed and grouped i...

Functional health literacy in hypertensive elders at primary health care

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the relationship between inadequate functional health literacy and inadequate blood pressure control in older people with hypertension in Primary Health Care. Method: a cross-sectional study with sample calculated at 392. SAHLPA-18 tool was used for functional health liter...

Knowledge about hypertension and factors associated with the non-adherence to drug therapy

OBJECTIVES: to identify the degree of knowledge of people with hypertension concerning the disease and to verify the factors associated with the non-adherence to anti-hypertensive drug therapy. METHOD: Cross sectional study, involving 422 people. Data collection took place at their homes, between Decembe...