2011, Number S2
Educative intervention to elevate the level of knowledge in elderly with diabetes mellitus from No. 18 Medical Office of North Area in Ciego de Avila
Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus in elderly constitutes a problem for public health at world-wide level, considering endocrine syndrome the most frequent in human beings. In this work an educative intervention is implemented with the objective of elevating the level of general knowledge of the disease in elderly from No-18 Medical Office of North Area in Ciego de Avila. From a preexperimental study the general knowledge were determined on diabetes mellitus, diet and physical exercise in elderly where a low level at the beginning of the study predominated. The obtained final results indicate the effectiveness of the educative intervention when raising the knowledge level that presented the elderly when finishing the investigation, concluding that is made necessary this type of strategy in elderly with diabetes mellitus in order to improve their quality of life.REFERENCES
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