Factores de no adherencia al tratamiento en personas con Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 en el domicilio. La visión del cuidador familiar

ABSTRACT: To understand the non adherence factors to treatment of people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) from the family caregiver’s view. Methodology. Ethnographic study performed in 2008. 18 interviews to type 2 DM patient’s caregivers who belonged to diabetes control programs from healthcare institutions of the city of Medellin (Colombia) were conducted. Six observations of significant moments of care were also made. Results. Treatment adherence in people with type 2 DM is mediated by multiple factors that difficult it, as: Cultural beliefs of the disease, disagreement between healthcare professionals and popular knowledge, tiredness of taking that many medicines, fear of multiple punctures for insulin application, dissatisfaction with healthcare services and the long term cost of the disease. Conclusion. From the family caregiver’s view, treatment adherence of people with type 2 DM is low as a consequence of multiple factors which influence it.

• Autores: Hoyos Duque, Teresa Nury; Arteaga Henao, María Victoria; Muñoz Cardona, Mónica
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2011
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/5249
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/5249
• Palabra clave: Cumplimiento de la medicación; Cooperación del paciente; Cuidadores; Atención domiciliaria de salud; Diabetes mellitus tipo 2; Investigación cualitativa; Medication adherence; Patient compliance; Caregivers; Home nursing; Diabetes mellitus tipo 2; Qualitative research
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)