Estrategia de intervención para disminuir el riesgo de prediabetes en el adulto intermedio.

Abstract

The objective was to intervene in the intermediate adult (40-65 years) with a risk of prediabetes in the south of Shell Parish, neighborhoods; Camilo Gallegos and 10 de November. A longitudinal, prospective, quasi-experimental, analytical investigation was conducted during the period of January - June 2019, data on clinical, anthropometric characteristics were collected and through the FINDRISC test prediabetes risk was determined (score> or = 12), with the fasting glucose assessment a prediabetic state was confirmed by corroborating it with glycosylated hemoglobin (criteria of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), in patients at risk, it was applied the 12-week welfare training interview in self-care behaviors, with an evaluation of results after the described intervention, descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to obtain the results. With a total population of 94 intermediate adults, 47.8% presented a risk of prediabetes (N = 45), 2 patients (2.2%) had glycemia over 125 mg / dl, 26 entered the study using the research criteria and 9 patient (9.5%) presented glycemia between 100 - 124 mg / dl, It was concluded after the pre and post intervention relationship and with a significant linear logistic regression for lifestyle changes with a value of p <0.05, determining that the risk of prediabetes improved with the modification of patient self-care behaviors; recommending its continuity that may be beneficial to prevent long-term diabetes mellitus.