EFFECTIVENESS OF A NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES IN PRIMARY CARE: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing program in people with type 2 diabetes, considering the relationship between psychological attitudes and sociodemographic characteristics, as well as glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes, assisted by the Family Health Strategy in the city of Divinópolis, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Material and Method: Randomized clinical trial carried out with 278 people with type 2 diabetes distributed in an intervention and a control group. The Generalized Estimating Equations were adjusted to control for changes in psychological attitudes or glycosylated hemoglobin associated with sociodemographic characteristics or duration of diabetes. Results: There was an association between psychological attitudes, education and glycemic control. The intervention group improved psychological attitudes (? = 11.21; CI = 95%: 7.4-15.0). People who improved attitudes had a reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin in the intervention group (7.9 ± 0.2 vs. 7.4 ± 0.2, p<0.001) and an increase in the control group. The intervention group decreased glycosylated hemoglobin at the end of the program (? = -0.9; 95% CI: -1.4; -0.5). Conclusion: The intervention group improved psychological attitudes when compared to the control group, except among people with less than five years of diagnosis.