Designing a health education program for elderly people with diabetes mellitus

Authors

  • Maria de la Caridad Casanova Moreno Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de inar del Río
  • Daysi Antonia Navarro Despaigne Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Cuba.
  • Héctor Demetrio Bayarre Vea Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Giselda Sanabria Ramos Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Maricela Trasancos Delgado Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Pinar del Río, Cuba.
  • Modesta Moreno Iglesias Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas Rafael Maria de Mendive Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Keywords:

Diabetes Mellitus, Adulto Mayor, Prevención, Programa Educativo

Abstract

Background: heart diseases and diabetes are the main causes of death in the Americas, as well as being a common cause for disability, premature death, and excessive expenses for its prevention and control.
Objective: to design a health education program for elderly people with diabetes mellitus, in order to increase their knowledge about the disease and the prevention of complications.
Methods: a descriptive and technological development research was carried out at the clinic Hermanos Cruz, in Pinar del Río, during the first trimester of 2012. Theoretical and empirical methods were used. The whole elderly population with type 2 diabetes, aged 60 years and over (U=1369) was the universe of the study. The sample was composed of 123 patients.
Results: it was a limiting factor in health education for elderly people with diabetes mellitus, since practical and theoretical knowledge was insufficient in the patients.
Conclusions: a health education program for elderly patients with diabetes mellitus was designed and proposed. The results of the research were taken into consideration and theoretical and practical tools were provided for education of elderly people with diabetes mellitus.
DeCS: HEALTH EDUCATION; DISEASE PREVENTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY, DESCRIPTIVE.

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Author Biographies

Maria de la Caridad Casanova Moreno, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de inar del Río

Medico especialista de I y II grado en MGI.Profesora auxiliar.Máster en Longevidad .Investigadora Agregada

Daysi Antonia Navarro Despaigne, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Cuba.

Doctora en Ciencias Médicas, Médico Especialista de Segundo Grado en Endocrinología. Profesora e Investigadora Titular INEN. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Cuba.

Héctor Demetrio Bayarre Vea, Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública, La Habana, Cuba.

Doctor en Ciencias de la Salud, Médico Especialista de Segundo Grado en Bioestadística. Profesor Titular. Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública, La Habana, Cuba.

Giselda Sanabria Ramos, Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública, La Habana, Cuba.

Doctora en Ciencias de la Salud, Médico Especialista de Segundo Grado en Administración de Salud. Profesora Titular y Consultante. Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública, La Habana, Cuba.

Maricela Trasancos Delgado, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Master en Longevidad Satisfactoria, Médico Especialista de Segundo Grado en Medicina General Integral y  Endocrinología. Profesora Auxiliar, Investigadora Agregada. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Modesta Moreno Iglesias, Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas Rafael Maria de Mendive Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Doctora en Ciencias Pedagógicas, Licenciada en Historia, especialista en Pedagogía. Profesora Titular, Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas Rafael Maria de Mendive Pinar del Río, Cuba.

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Published

2016-08-10

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Casanova Moreno M de la C, Navarro Despaigne DA, Bayarre Vea HD, Sanabria Ramos G, Trasancos Delgado M, Moreno Iglesias M. Designing a health education program for elderly people with diabetes mellitus. Arch méd Camagüey [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 10 [cited 2025 Jul. 15];20(4):394-402. Available from: https://revistaamc.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/4418

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (2016)

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