The Self-Care of Users Bearing Diabetes Mellitus: Socio- Demographic, Clinical and Therapeutic Profiles / Autocuidado de Usuários com Diabetes Mellitus: Perfil Sociodemográfico, Clínico e Terapêutico

Objective: The study's goal has been to describe the socio-demographic, clinical and therapeutic profiles and the self-care activities of users bearing diabetes mellitus in a basic care service. Methods: It is a descriptive and cohort study with quantitative approach, carried out in a Basic Health Unit from October 2015 to October 2016, in an urban area of the Vitoria de Santo Antao city, Pernambuco, Brazil. It was surveyed 164 users bearing diabetes mellitus. Data collection has been done through an interview, using two structured questionnaires Results: The results point to a situation characterized by a higher female prevalence (53.7%), with average age of +/- 59.66 years old, satisfactory monitoring of capillary glycemia (87.8%) and higher score is observed for the medication practices. Conclusion: It was concluded that it is necessary to provide education programs by a multiprofessional team aimed at the users bearing diabetes mellitus in order to meet the care complexity.