OCCURRENCE OF CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS AND YOUR RISK FACTORS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS ASSISTED BY THE FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAM OF MURIAÉ - MG.

Abstract

The aim of this work was to analyze the occurrence of complications associated to the diabetes and to identify your risk factors in individuals with diabetes mellitus assisted by the Family Health Program in the city of Muriaé - MG. The work was delineated as a quantitative cross-sectional study accomplished in the period of February to June of 2009 in the unit of the Family Health Program of the neighborhood São Gotardo in city of Muriaé-MG. The sample was constituted by 50 patients chosen randomly through the medical handbooks. Each participant's information were obtained through interview, through a structured questionnaire. The information on the occurrence of chronic complications of the diabetes were obtained through the analysis of the patients' handbooks. It was observed that 23 (46.0%) patients didn't present any complication of the disease, while 27 (54.0%) they presented at least a complication, being the complications most frequent retinopathy, present in 18 (66.67%) patient, cardiovascular diseases, found in 14 (51.85%) patient and diabetic neuropathy, present in 11 (40,74%) patient. The risk factors more prevalent were sedentarism found in 39 (78.0%) patient, central obesity in 37 (74.0%) patient and arterial hypertension in 35 (70.0%) patient. They are still great necessary efforts in the primary attention to the diabetic patient with relationship to the appropriate treatment of the disease and the adhesion of healthy life habits, because the presence of complications associated to the diabetic patients' general health condition reduces the quality of life of this population significantly.