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Revista Cubana de Enfermería
versión On-line ISSN 1561-2961
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SALAS RODRIGUEZ, Magalys y VARGAS FAJARDO, Eresmilda. Labor de la enfermera en el control del paciente diabético. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 1998, vol.14, n.2, pp. 131-135. ISSN 1561-2961.
At present diabetes mellitus is a health problem that increases as the society develops. A retrospective and descriptive investigation was made with 21 diabetic patients from the health area of the "Josue País García" Polyclinic, in Santiago de Cuba, from January to December, 1994. The survery used included the following variables: age, sex, occupation, attendance to the Diabetic Care Center, distribution according to the type of diabetes, knowledge of the disease, participation in physical exercises and fulfilment of the therapeutic. There was a predominance of female patients over 46 and of non-insulin dependent or type II patients. The completion of the esential aspects in the treatment of these patients was proved in 76.1 % of the sample.
Palabras clave : DIABETES MELLITUS [nursing]; DIABETES MELLITUS [epidemiology]; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING.