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Revista Cubana de Endocrinología

versión On-line ISSN 1561-2953

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GARCIA GONZALEZ, Rosario  y  SUAREZ PEREZ, Rolando. Results of the Latin American education program for non-insulin dependent patients (PEDNID-LA). Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2001, vol.12, n.2. ISSN 1561-2953.

The results of the Latin America Multicentered Study on Diabetes Education in Cuba are shown. This study was aimed at prospectively assessing the clinical, biochemical and therapeutical changes reached in a group of persons with type 2 diabetes after their participation in a group education program structured by the Latin American Diabetes Association and sponsored by the International Federation of Diabetes, WHO and its Pan American offices, and Boehringer Mannheim Laboratories. The main project covered 30-40 obese non-insulin dependent patients from every country, preferably with recent onset of the disease, by the chronological order in which they went to the outpatient service. The program was composed by 4 weekly theoretical-practical sessions for month, developed in group discussions and a three-month follow-up at doctor's office during a year. Data were EPI-INFO-processed and the results were compared before and a year after the educational intervention. There were significant increase of knowledge on the disease (p=0,001); reduction of body weight, decrease of classical symptoms of the disease and of daily dosage of oral hypoglycemic agents. At the end of the study, levels of glycosylated hemoglobin have greatly improved (p=0,001), similar to that found in the rest of the participant countries. It was proved that the educational intervention has an impact on the normalization of clinical, biochemical and therapeutic indicators. The possibilities of the continent for the implementation of educational programs that strenghten and support the clinical care was also confirmed

Palabras clave : DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT; PATIENT EDUCATION [methods]; HEALTH EDUCATION [methods]; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS [standards]; HEALTH PROMOTION; OBESITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

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