ea0081rc14.6 | Rapid Communications 14: Late Breaking | ECE2022
Cardoso da Silva Thielsen
, Vilas Boas Laura
, Alexandre Xavier Camila
, Bernart Sernajotto Joao Guilherme
, Regina Rompkovski Mariana
, Paulino Schuitek Rafael
, Chechetto Segalla Victoria
, Ribeiro Gama Mirnaluci Paulino
Introduction: Self-care plays a fundamental role in the treatment and prevention of complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). The patient knowledge about DM and its potential complications are among the factors that are associated with treatment adherence. The process of understanding the disease provides the patient better communication with professionals, better metabolic and psychosocial results which may influence on their emotional well-being and quality of life.<p cla...