Inercia terapéutica en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 descontrolada

Objective: to analyze therapeutic inertia in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Family Medicine unit. Methods: analytical cross-sectional study conducted in a Family Medicine unit in Acapulco, Mexico. 255 records of uncontrolled patients with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus were included, by non-probabilistic convenience sampling, from January to February 2023. The source of information was the medical record and laboratory database to obtain sociodemographic, clinical, anthropometric, and biochemical information. Medical records were reviewed to assess whether the physician changed the pharmacological treatment after the laboratory results. The seniority and training of the physician were obtained from the Coordination of Health Education and Research. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis by Mantel-Haenszel X2, and logistic regression were performed on the data obtained. A value of p<0.05 and 95% CI was considered statistically significant. Results: the incidence of therapeutic inertia (TI) was 85.9% (n= 219), 67.8% (n= 173) of the medical staff attended at least one face-to-face or online training course on diabetes mellitus. Being <60 years of age (ORa 2.99, 95% CI 1.40-6.39, p 0.002) increased the likelihood of therapeutic inertia. Conclusion: Eight out of ten patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus presented therapeutic inertia. It is important to raise awareness and promote an integral approach in which the patient, physician, and institution actively participate, and synergistically to achieve adequate metabolic control. ; Objetivo: analizar la inercia terapéutica en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 descontrolada en una unidad de medicina familiar. Métodos: estudio transversal analítico, realizado en la Unidad de Medicina Familiar en Acapulco, México. Se incluyeron 255 expedientes de pacientes en descontrol con diagnóstico de diabetes mellitus tipo 2, mediante muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia, de enero a febrero 2023. La fuente de información ...