Projeto de intervenção para adesão ao tratamento da diabetes: uma abordagem educativa

Abstract

Nowadays, Diabetes Mellitus is a worldwide epidemic, which shows up as a challenge for healthcare systems around the world. Adhering to the treatment of people with diabetes is a challenge to the health professionals, particularly in the process of facing a change in the way of the patients life. In order to attain this goal, it is necessary to have a strategy of health education through educational practices capable of meeting the needs of the patient. Objective: Suggest a health education project supporting the process of adhering to the treatment of people with diabetes. Methodology: Primarily, scientific papers were studied as source of literature. Then, the methods established by Campos; Faria; Santos (2010) assisted in the creation of an intervention project with ten steps. With the intention of improving the adherence in the support groups to the treatment of people with diabetes, this project recommends training health team, applying effective educational practices, and elaborating appropriate educational material. Expected results: Increasing the adherence to the treatment of people with diabetes by applying effective educational practices capable of fomenting health education.