Perceptions of primary healthcare professionals towards their role in type 2 diabetes mellitus patient education in Brazil

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Regina CA Bodstein¹  Brani Rozemberg²  Heloisa C Torres³  Marta A Amaral³ 

[1] Professor, Researcher, PhD - Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz- ENSP/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Professor, Researcher, PhD - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Centro de Pesquisas em Saúde do Trabalhador e Ecologia Humana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Professor, Researcher, PhD- Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-EE/UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;

关键词: Health Professional;    Patient Education;    Diabetes Care;    Educational Practice;    Focus Group Meeting;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-10-583

 received in 2010-02-01, accepted in 2010-09-29,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe aim of the current study was to analyze the perceptions, knowledge, and practices of primary healthcare professionals in providing patient education to people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.MethodsA total of 23 health professionals working in primary healthcare units in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, participated in a focus group in order to discuss their patient education practices and the challenges for effective patient education in diabetes self-management.ResultsThe results were categorized as follows: 1) lack of preparation and technical knowledge among the health professionals on some aspects of diabetes mellitus and the health professionals' patient education practices; 2) work conditions and organization; 3) issues related or attributed to the clientele themselves; and 4) diabetes care model.ConclusionsThis study highlights the importance of reorienting the patient education practices, health professionals' skills and work goals, and evaluation of the educational interventions, in order to establish strategies for health promotion and prevention and control of the disease.DescriptorsHealth Education; Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus; Primary Healthcare

【 授权许可】

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