Readiness for enhanced self-health management among people with diabetes mellitus

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify the nursing diagnosis, readiness for enhanced self-health management, among people with type 2 diabetes who are adherent to pharmacological treatment. METHODS: The sample consisted of 579 subjects from 12 primary care services who received home visits. To determine adherence to the pharmacological treatment, the pill count test was conducted. Those classified as adherent were given a checklist with the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis, readiness for enhanced self-health management. RESULTS: Subjects with type 2 diabetes who presented with the nursing diagnosis were not alcoholics (p = 0.003), did not miss their diabetes consultations (p = 0.000), and had no difficulties / inappropriate behaviors with regard to taking their oral antidiabetic agents (p = 0.000). CONCLUSION: The identification of human responses to the clinical treatment of type 2 diabetes should be continuous, so that nurses can understand the factors involved in the readiness to enhance therapeutic control.