Abstract

AZZOLLINI, Susana C.; BAIL PUPKO, Vera  and  VIDAL, Victoria A.. Social support and self care in diabetes type 2. Anu. investig. [online]. 2012, vol.19, n.1, pp.109-113. ISSN 1851-1686.

A descriptive and transversal study was made with the aim of identifying the relationship between the working and the family environment with the self attention and self care of patients with diabetes type 2 who are treated in Public Hospitals of Buenos Aires. A systematic sample of 337 people was randomly chosen. These people, aged since 40 to79 years old, had to answer the following: a questionnaire about personal and working issues, a frequency scale about self care and self attentions' practices, all of them built ad hoc and previously val idated. Data was analyzed statistically with descriptive and bivariated tests. According to the breakthroughs, social support helps the compliance to treatments through the fulillment of the self care prescriptions.

Keywords : Social support; Self care; Diabetes type 2; Public hospital.

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