Diseño de una estrategia de intervención educativa sobre adherencia al tratamiento farmacológico en pacientes diabéticos, Rosita, Tejar y La Paz. Riobamba, enero - junio 2016.

Abstract

The present study aimed to design an educational intervention strategy on adherence to pharmacological treatment in diabetic patients of the Rosita, Tejar, La Paz, communities of the city of Riobamba from January - June 2016. A descriptive, correlational, transverse study. In the universe of 46 diabetic patients, 27 men and 16 women. An interview was applied for the data collection and as a questionnaire instrument that allowed to determine the knowledge about adherence to pharmacological treatment. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS statistical program, and included the Fisher test to identify the relationship and significant difference between variables, with a significance value of p <0.05 for the 46 patients. The results were 27 patients (58.7%) aged 60 years and over, male 27 (58.7%), with primary education 9 (43.5%), with partner 25 (54.3%), accompanied 32 (59.6%), 38 (82.6%) of diabetics were diagnosed for more than 10 years of diagnosis, 22 patients (47.8%) had medical supervision every 2 0 3 months, 40 (86.9% ) Were treated with oral hypoglycemic agents, 20 (43.5%) had no history of chronic diseases, were adherent to pharmacological treatment 45 (97.8%), 39 (84.7)% with unsatisfactory level of adherence to treatment 44 (95.7%) had unsatisfactory knowledge on self-care, 39 (84.7%) had unsatisfactory knowledge on metabolic control, 29 (63%) had satisfactory knowledge on complication prevention. There was no statistically significant relationship between knowledge, adherence to treatment, self-care, metabolic control and prevention of complications. It was concluded that the knowledge about adherence to pharmacological treatment is not satisfactory, it is recommended to implement the strategy of educational intervention on adherence to pharmacological treatment for prevention of disabilities, metabolic control and self care in diabetic patients of the Health Center N° 1 of the city of Riobamba.