Understanding of diabetes mellitus self-care by patients assisted in primary health care ; Comprensión del autocuidado de la diabetes mellitus por pacientes atendidos en atención primaria de salud ; Compreensão sobre autocuidado da diabetes mellitus por pacientes atendidos na atenção primária à saúde

Objective: to understand the perception of patients with diabetes mellitus assisted by Primary Health Care about the need for self-care. Method: a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, conducted with 12 users with diabetes who participated in the HIPERDIA program and two family members through telephone interviews between November and December 2021. The speeches were transcribed and analyzed lexicographically with support of the software Interface de R Pour les Analyses Multidimensionneles de Textes et Questionnaires. Results: the speeches of the interviewees originated three partitions of analysis: Self-care of the patient with diabetes mellitus, which refers to the management of self-care and measures of control of DM; Aspects necessary to the patient with diabetes mellitus, which reflects on the self-care actions required in patients and health units, and Patient care with diabetes mellitus in Primary Health Care, which brings discussions about self-management, care and assistance. Final thoughts: users in study recognize self-care actions related to their disease. However, they present difficulties in adhering to the recommendations to promote self-care. ; Objetivo: comprender la percepción del paciente con diabetes mellitus atendido por la Atención Primaria de Salud acerca de la necesidad del autocuidado. Método: estudio descriptivo de abordaje cualitativo, realizado con 12 usuarios con diabetes que participaban del programa HIPERDIA y dos familiares por medio de entrevistas telefónicas entre noviembre y diciembre de 2021. Los relatos fueron transcritos y analizados lexicográficamente con soporte del software Interfaz de R Pour les Analyses Multidimensionneles de Textes et Questionnaires. Resultados: a partir de los relatos de los entrevistados surgieron tres categorías de análisis: Autocuidado del paciente con diabetes mellitus, que se refiere a la gestión del autocuidado y medidas de control de la DM; Aspectos necesarios al paciente con diabetes mellitus, que pondera acerca de las acciones de ...