Analysis of the concept of Meaningful Learning in light of the Ausubel's Theory.

Objective: To analyze the concept of Meaningful Learning, according to David Ausubel's Theory.

Method: Integrative review using the Meleis's Theoretical Analysis model.

Results: The following were identified as antecedents: Previous students' knowledge, potentially meaningful instructional material and student's willingness to learn.

Characterization of users at risk of developing diabetes: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To characterize the profile of users at risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 according to sociodemographic and clinical variables.

Method: Cross-sectional study, descriptive, quantitative approach conducted with 266 users of Basic Care. Inferential statistics analysis, calculating the crude prevalence ratio with confidence interval of 95% and Kruskal-Wallis test, and application of the multivariate technique simple Correspondence Analysis.