EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NURSING INTERVENTION BASED ON DOROTHEA OREM'S SELF-CARE DEFICIT THEORY IN GLYCEMIC CONTROL OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Elderly; Diabetes Mellitus; Health education; Self-care; Nursing.
Diabetes mellitus is an important health condition for the study of human aging. Approximately a quarter of people over age 65 are diabetic. There are a variety of educational interventions that have already been tested in patients with diabetes, but there is, to date, no defined universal model that can be standardized and recognized as effective for all diabetic individuals. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing intervention based on Dorothea Orem's self-care deficit theory on the glycemic profile of elderly people diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: Randomized controlled trial that will developed with elderly people diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 2, in a Basic Health Unit in the Federal District. The elderly will be randomized into two groups (intervention and control): the intervention group will receive collective education (lecture), an educational booklet and telephone follow-up through the weekly sending of educational cards; the control group will receive usual care at the health facility. Expected results: The elderly who receive the nursing intervention based on Orem's theory of self-care will have better glycemic control compared to those who did not