PERFIL DE PACIENTES COM DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 1 EM TRATAMENTO COM INSULINAS CONVENCIONAIS E AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DE VIDA

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is considered and epidemic worldwide. Currently 415 million people have diabetes worldwide and in Brazil this number is over 14 million. Estimated as a major public health problems in the country, meet the people who live with diabetes is of great importance so that they can introduce guidelines that contribute to an adequate glycemic control thus improving their quality of life. Aims: To assess the quality of life of patients with type 1 diabetes treated with conventional insulin NPH and Regular. Methodology: This is an observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study. Interviewed 44 patients with DM1, older than18 years, who used conventional insulin. The socio-demographic, clinical and treatment data were collected from three sources, (1) records of the Municipal Center of specialties, (2) Hospital records Santa Casa de Misericordia and (3) individual records through the interview. We evaluated the quality of life through DQOL-Brazil instrument. Results: Of the 44 patients interviewed, 40.9% were women and 59.1% men; 56.9% were aged between 26 and 46 years; 81.7% lived in Ponta Grossa - PR; 43.2% single, 36.3% married, 36.3% were married, 13.6% and 6.9 cohabiting divorced. Considering school education 36.3% had completed high school; the average income was R $ 1,826.72 reais; 40.9% lived with diabetes for 16 to 25 years. Among them, 61.3% had some complications, such as retinopathy, diabetic foot, hypercholesterolemia, vascular disease and nephropathy. The glycated hemoglobin up to 7% was observed in only 6.9% of total respondents. The average quality of life in the patients with conventional insulins was 3.0. Conclusion: The poor glycemic control can affect the perception of quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus type 1. In the absence of a system that address both demographic as clinical data, it is increasingly necessary to meet this population in search strategies to improve the health of patients and improve their quality of life.