Interpretación de los conocimientos que influyen en la adherencia a la dietoterapia en adultos mayores con diabetes tipo 2 de una comuna rural

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the country. Among the strategies for its treatment is education, a tool presented by the health team to modify risky behavior on these people, providing users information and some strategies for their self-care. The objective of this study was to analyze the different factors associated to the knowledge of the pathology that influences the compliance to diet therapy treatment among elderly suffering from type 2 diabetes, who are regularly checked by a nutritionist in Yumbelís Health Public System. Through a qualitative phenomenological-type study, a semi-structured interview was carried out to 14 people in standard conditions assessing the knowledge about the pathology in terms of the consequences and the treatment to follow. However, the knowledge does not determine whether people will choose to follow diet therapy, with the exception of people with knowledge of the consequences of the disease. In the final analysis, the knowledge of the pathology does not induce the majority of the elderly from rural areas to follow diet therapy.