Publications by authors named "Heloisa C Torres"
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a public health problem worldwide. The complexity of drug therapy and behavioral aspects are important factors in its management. Objective To characterize the complexity of drug therapy, attitudes, empowerment and self-care in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia worldwide. Oral anticoagulation is an effective strategy for primary and secondary prevention of stroke in patients with AF. Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant widely prescribed and, despite its benefits, the achievement of the goals of drug therapy depends on patient involvement, among other factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: to compare the adherence and empowerment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for self-care practices and glycemic control in group education strategies and home visits.
Method: Clinical trial with ten randomized clusters, performed with 238 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus distributed in group education, home visit, and control group. Socio-demographic data, glycated hemoglobin and those obtained from the self-care and empowerment questionnaires were collected.
Background: The 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.
Methods: A 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.
Results: The 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.
The objective of the study was to report the experience of Continuing Health Education to update the health team of a Health Center about comprehensive and humanized care to individuals with type 2 diabetes. The methodology used to train the health teams was Continuing Health Education by means of educational workshops in diabetes focused on the problem-posing of the professional and educational process. Hence, it was sought to design a program for education in diabetes with a view to changing and reorienting the practice of the health team.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed at describing the experience of creating guidebooks on self-care, performed with individuals with diabetes of the Teaching Hospital, by professors and undergraduate students of the Nursing School at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Problems and issues related to self-care and diabetes were raised in the healthcare workshops held with professors and students. Based on Freire's methodology, meetings were held with individuals with diabetes according to directives for the construction of the guidebooks that included the selection of content, style and format of the material.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To present the cross-cultural adaptation of the Diabetes Knowledge Scale and Attitudes Questionnaires targeted to evaluate Brazilian Diabetes Mellitus patients.
Methods: These questionnaires underwent the following steps: presentation, translation, back translation, semantic and idiomatic assessments, cultural and conceptual similarities and a pilot test. They were administered in two opportunities a month apart in a sample of 61 Diabetes Mellitus type-2 patients from a university hospital.