Diabetes Mellitus, aged
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 12 elderly people with Diabetes Mellitus participated in an Educational Intervention conducted at the basic health unit. Illustrations and multimedia resources were used in order t
Other
I02.233.332
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Minimum age of sixty years; diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus; Being monitored at the basic health unit.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Impossibility to walk to the health unit; impairment of speech and vision.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: mean difference in knowledge of the elderly in all essential care with feet of at least 50 points. The outcome was measured before and after the participation of the elderly in the educational intervention through the Pearson chi-square and likelihood ratio tests. ;Outcome found 1: average difference greater than 50 points for knowledge about the following foot care: correct nail cutting (p=0,004), use of a soft towel to dry the feet (p=0,009), areas of the foot that must pass the moisturizing cream (p=0,010), daily hydration of the feet (p=0,016) and footwear material (p=0,041), as determined through the Knowledge Questionnaire about Essential Foot Care at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes were not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna Larissa Machado
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Outcome results
None listed