Diseño de una estrategia educativa para la prevención de la diabetes mellitus en adultos jóvenes asignados al Consultorio 18. Centro de Salud Pascuales. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Diabetes education was incorporated in hospitals and later in primary care, the primary purpose of which is to achieve patient behaviors, knowledge related to treatment and prevention to contribute to the modification of the patients' lifestyle. The development of strategies in general and educational strategies has been favored in the last century. Methods: The study population consisted of young adults of both sexes aged 20 to 39 years belonging to the office 18 of the Pascuales health center in 2021. The total population was 100 patients. The survey is intended to characterize the study population according to sociodemographic variables, risk factors present in the study population. Questions and observations established in the Findrisk instrument used to detect risk of developing diabetes were incorporated. Results: Age group of 25 to 29 years predominated. It was determined that most of the population is overweight, with a waist circumference that in women the range of the 80-88cm measurement prevailed, and in men the range of measurements between 94-102 cm prevailed. The educational strategy that was designed is planned to be developed through talks, in the morning, with a frequency of once a week, lasting 30 minutes in the community.