Self-care among people with Diabetes Mellitus and quality of care in Primary Health Care.

Objectives: to verify the adherence to self-care activities among people with diabetes mellitus and its association with quality of care received in Primary Care.

Methods: a cross-sectional study with 329 people with diabetes assisted in Primary Care. Sociodemographic and self-care data were collected. To assess quality of care in Primary Care, secondary data from the Access and Quality Improvement Program were used. For comparisons between adherence to self-care activities and quality of care received in Primary Care, the Kruskal-Wallis Test was used.

Results: better adherence to the diet, blood glucose monitoring and medication use were observed among people with diabetes treated in Primary Care with better coordination of care, agenda organization, and equipment. Foot examination, despite the inverse relationship with quality of care, proved to be desirable.

Conclusions: adherence to self-care among people with diabetes was associated with quality of care received in Primary Care.