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Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
E u r o S c i C o n E v e n t o n
Nursing Diagnosis &
Midwifery
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iabetes is a growing problem of Public Health due to the increase in the
prevalence of this pathology, which affects all types of population due to
the change in life patterns. The main objective was to establish self-care for
the prevention of complications in diabetic patients: a descriptive transversal
study with qualitative, non-experimental design. To collect the information, a
survey was applied whose data were processed in Microsoft Excel, as main
results were obtained that, the majority group are women, with ages between
50 to 69 years, with a primary level of education, they have a good knowledge
about the disease and the rigorous diet to which they must submit, however,
show no interest in applying it, 50% of the people studied indicate that they
perform physical activity at least once a week and 50% attend medical check-
ups every two months. It was found that 16.9% have wounds that are difficult
to heal and that the care of their feet and immunizations are topics of little
knowledge. With these results, it was considered pertinent to carry out a guide
to promote the strengthening of self-care knowledge in diabetic patients.
Biography
Rocio Elizabeth Castillo Andrade has obtained her Degree in
Nursing at the Technical University of North Ibarra Ecuador,
and of Magister in Teaching University and Educational
Investigation, National University of Loja. She has worked as:
Nurse in the Hospital San Vicente de Paúl de Ibarra, Professor of
the Nursing Career at the Technical University of the North. She
has served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of
the Universidad Técnica del Norte. She currently serves as Dean
of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Universidad Técnica del
Norte.
recastillo@utn.edu.ecSelf-care and prevention of complications by diabetics in a
unit of the first level of care, Ibarra 2017
Rocio Elizabeth Castillo Andrade, Viviana Margarita Espinel Jara
and Gabriela Solange Flores Duarte
North Technical University, Ecuador
Rocio Elizabeth Castillo Andrade et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018 Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C4-011