Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: This article reports, in a systemized and analytical way, the experience of an Outreach Program in the period between 2010 and 2011. The study focused on health education interventions as strategies to improve the adherence of individuals with insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), clients of a blood glucose self-Monitoring program. In addition, we intended to contribute to the reorganization of the program's working processes in the unit. Health education strategies were used in both educational groups and home visits, thus permitting the provision of care that was more individualized. Data regarding the clients were organized on a spreadsheet and in files for the Family Health teams, which made it easier to identify the patients, including those who were absent, helping to decentralize the care. By using health education strategies, we intended to contribute to a more comprehensive and emancipatory care of the clients, aimed at a continuous reflection of the workers regarding their practices.
Authors: Pamela Miwa Matsumoto, Alessandra Rosa Biaggi Barreto, Karen Namie Sakata, Yara Maria do Couto Siqueira, Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone Zoboli, Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Universidade de São Paulo
OpenAlex ID: W1529865047