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Bem-estar espiritual e comportamentos de controlo da diabetes tipo II
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Com o passar dos anos, tem-se assistido a um aumento do número de estudos e publicações relativas à dimensão da espiritualidade e a sua relação com a saúde e o bem-estar das pessoas. É neste sentido que nos propomos estudar a relação entre a espiritualidade com os autocuidados com a diabetes e a saúde física e mental deste doentes crónicos, tendo em conta que são as crenças de cada utente que influenciam a sua adesão terapêutica. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo passa por verificar a relação entre o bem-estar espiritual com os autocuidados com a diabetes e a saúde física e mental, numa amostra de diabéticos tipo II. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o Questionário de Avaliação das Atividades de Autocuidados com a Diabetes, o Questionário de Avaliação da Saúde MOS SF-36 e o Questionário de Avaliação do Bem-Estar Espiritual. A amostra é constituída por 72 participantes, com idades compreendidas entre os 45 e 80 anos (M=60,82; DP=9.28), em que 42 (58,3%) são do sexo feminino. Os resultados deste estudo indicam que as dimensões de avaliação do bem-estar espiritual (em ambas as escalas – estado ideal e estado atual) se relacionam com uma melhor saúde mental (nomeadamente com as dimensões saúde mental e vitalidade) e com maior adesão a alguns comportamentos de autocuidados com a diabetes (especificamente, alimentação geral, medicação e monitorização da glicemia). Considera-se que este estudo é uma mais-valia na área da saúde, ao nível da compreensão dos fatores que podem estar relacionados com uma melhor adesão terapêutica. Para além disso, estudos futuros devem analisar e compreender a influência do bem-estar espiritual sobre estes comportamentos de controlo da doença, de forma a constatar se efetivamente o bem-estar espiritual influência um maior controlo da doença por parte dos utentes e, consequentemente, melhoria ao nível da saúde física e mental.
ABSTRACT: Over the years, we have seen an increase in the number of studies and publications on the dimension of spirituality and its relationship to health and well-being. This is why we propose to study the relationship between spirituality with self-care with diabetes and physical and mental health of the chronically ill, taking into account that are the beliefs of each user that influence their adherence. The objective of this study involves verify the relationship between the spiritual well-being with the self-care with diabetes and physical and mental health in a sample of type II diabetics. The instruments used were the Assessment Questionnaire of Self-care activities with Diabetes, the Health Assessment Questionnaire MOS SF-36 and the Spiritual Well-Being Assessment Questionnaire. The sample consisted of 72 participants, aged between 45 and 80 years (M = 60.82, SD = 9.28), in which 42 (58.3%) are female. The results of this study indicate that the dimensions of evaluation of spiritual well-being (in both scales - ideal state and current state) are related to better mental health (in particular the dimensions mental health and vitality) and greater adherence to some self-care behaviors with diabetes (specifically, general nutrition, medication and monitoring of blood glucose). It is considered that this study is an added value in health care, the level of understanding of the factors that may be related to better adherence. In addition, future studies should analyze and understand the influence of spiritual well-being of these disease control behaviors in order to determine whether indeed the spiritual well-being influence greater control of the disease by the users and hence improving the level of physical and mental health.
ABSTRACT: Over the years, we have seen an increase in the number of studies and publications on the dimension of spirituality and its relationship to health and well-being. This is why we propose to study the relationship between spirituality with self-care with diabetes and physical and mental health of the chronically ill, taking into account that are the beliefs of each user that influence their adherence. The objective of this study involves verify the relationship between the spiritual well-being with the self-care with diabetes and physical and mental health in a sample of type II diabetics. The instruments used were the Assessment Questionnaire of Self-care activities with Diabetes, the Health Assessment Questionnaire MOS SF-36 and the Spiritual Well-Being Assessment Questionnaire. The sample consisted of 72 participants, aged between 45 and 80 years (M = 60.82, SD = 9.28), in which 42 (58.3%) are female. The results of this study indicate that the dimensions of evaluation of spiritual well-being (in both scales - ideal state and current state) are related to better mental health (in particular the dimensions mental health and vitality) and greater adherence to some self-care behaviors with diabetes (specifically, general nutrition, medication and monitoring of blood glucose). It is considered that this study is an added value in health care, the level of understanding of the factors that may be related to better adherence. In addition, future studies should analyze and understand the influence of spiritual well-being of these disease control behaviors in order to determine whether indeed the spiritual well-being influence greater control of the disease by the users and hence improving the level of physical and mental health.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Diabetes Bem-estar espiritual Saúde física e mental Autocuidados com a diabetes Diabetes Spiritual well-being Physical and mental health Diabetes self-care