0476/2009 - Health service organization and epidemiology: diabetes mellitus in a community of the city of Porto Alegre.
Reapresentação - Epidemiologia e organização de serviços de saúde: diabetes mellitus numa comunidade de Porto Alegre.
Publicado
Author:
• Juvenal Soares Dias da Costa - Dias da Costa, J.S.D - Pelotas - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - <jcosta@unisinos.br>ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3160-6075
Thematic Area:
Não CategorizadoAbstract:
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to assess process and outcome service for people aged over 20 years, diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and living in an area covered by the UBS Vila Gaúcha, in Porto Alegre. Disease control rate of interviewees with self-reported diabetes was assessed.
Methods: Definition of this rate was established from arterial pressure values, glycosylated hemoglobin, abdominal circumference, and/or BMI.
Results: Of the 752 people aged over 20 years, 37 (4.9%; 95% CI 3.4 – 6.5) mentioned diabetes mellitus diagnosed by a doctor. Disease control rate measurements were performed in 31 (83.8%) people. Results revealed 24 (77.4%) individuals with altered blood pressure levels, 25 (80.6%) with BMI equal to or above 25 kg/m², 29 (93.5%) with abdominal circumference above normal and 18 (58.1%) with glycosylated hemoglobin equal to or above 8%. Diagrams were used to analyze disease control rate factors. Only one patient was classified as controlled.
Discuss: Diagram interpretation points to the need for policies and actions aiming to reduce body weight in the community, reaching practically all patients with diabetes.
Key words: Diabetes mellitus. Quality of Health Care. Primary Health Care. Cross-Sectional Studies. Outcome and Process Assessment
