Attitudes of health professionals towards type 2 diabetes care in primary care

Keywords: Attitude;, Health professsionals;, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus;, Primary Health Care.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the attitudes of professionals working in Primary Health Care in relation to the care of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Method: cross-sectional study conducted with 56 primary health care professionals in Divinópolis, a city in the center-west of Minas Gerais. The attitudes of professionals were measured through the instrument Scale of Attitudes of professionals in relation to diabetes Mellitus (EAP-DM) applied via e-Surv web platform. Data were collected between May and July 2019. For analysis, the Mann Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests were used. Results: of the 56 professionals, 36 (64.3%) had less than 10 years of experience in primary care and 40 (71.4%) completed specialization in the area of activity. Participants showed positive attitudes towards diabetes, with a mean score of 4.37 (SD: 0.22), ranging from 3.76 to 4.85. Physicians and psychologists showed less favorable attitudes towards T2DM care when compared to nurses and physical therapists (p-value <0.05).Conclusion: all professionals showed positive attitudes and the level of these attitudes varied according to professional category.

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Author Biographies

Joseane da Silva, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei - Campus Dona Lindu

Enfermeira. Doutoranda do Programa Ciências da Saúde na Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei/Campus Dona Lindu – UFSJ/CCO. Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Pesquisadora do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Gestão, Educação e Avaliação em Saúde – NUGEAS e do Núcleo de Ensino e Pesquisa em Farmácia Clínica – NEPeFaC.

Heloísa de Carvalho Torres, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Enfermeira. Pós-doutora em Ciências da Saúde. Professora Residente do Instituto de Estudos Avançados Transdisciplinares e Professora Associada da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Coordenadora do NUGEAS. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

Daniel Nogueira Cortez, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei - Campus Dona Lindu

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Enfermagem. Professor da Graduação e Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da UFSJ/CCO. Pesquisador do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Avaliação e Gestão - NEPAG; Pesquisador do NUGEAS. Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

André de Oliveira Baldoni, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei - Campus Dona Lindu

Farmacêutico. Doutor em Ciências Farmacêuticas. Pró-Reitor de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação da UFSJ. Coordenador do NEPeFaC. Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

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Published
2023-06-13
How to Cite
Silva, J. da, Torres, H. de C., Cortez, D. N., & Baldoni, A. de O. (2023). Attitudes of health professionals towards type 2 diabetes care in primary care. Ciência, Cuidado E Saúde, 22. https://doi.org/10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v22i0.65958
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