Importancia de la educación en la prevención de las complicaciones crónicas de la diabetes en los pacientes de consulta externa y de los talleres de educación diabetológica, en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, Cuenca 2009-2010

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The lack of control in type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with the occurrence of chronic complications in a minimum period of 10 years, but these can be prevented with proper management of drug treatment, hygienic-dietary measures and exercise. The present study aimed to compare the presence of chronic complications of diabetes among patients only attend the outpatient clinic and those who are part of diabetes education workshops Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, also determine the frequency of these, evaluate the knowledge about care and application, knowing the presence of chronic complications diagnosed by a specialist, such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic foot.

METHODOLOGY: The type of quantitative research study was observational, descriptive, retrospective, which recorded the information through the use of surveys, research was conducted in the outpatient area of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, located in the city of Cuenca, Province of Azuay.

The universe was made up of all patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who attended outpatient clinics and workshops at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital. The sample consisted of 140 patients attending the outpatient clinics and diabetes education workshops during the months of January and February 2010. Surveys were patients who voluntarily participated in the study.

RESULTS, 14% had chronic complications of diabetes, of which 13% belongs to the group that did not attend the workshops.

CONCLUSIONS, patients attending the workshops, they had fewer chronic complications of diabetes than those who do not yet knowledge about their disease are inadequate, despite receiving education by attending workshops, without forgetting that Most complications that has over 65 years of age and have low educational attainment.