[Importance of family support in the control of glycemia].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the importance of family support in the control of glucemia in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients.


METHODS
A case and control study was designed where cases were patients with glycemia < 140 mg/dl and controls, patients with glycemia > or = 140 mg/dl. Family support was determined using the questionnaire Environmental Barriers to Adherence Scales which estimates the support lent by the family to the patient to follow therapeutic indications. The study consisted of 32 cases and 50 controls.


RESULTS
Family support received by the patient is significantly associated to the presence of glycemia < 140 mg/dl (OR = 3.9; 95% C.I. 1.4-11.1). Other variables did not show significant association.


CONCLUSIONS
Family support lent to patients influences the control of glycemia.
Rodríguez-Morán
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Hospital General de Zona con Medicina Familiar No. 1, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México.
Guerrero-Romero
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JF
D000368:Aged; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin
Importancia del apoyo familiar en el control de la glucemia.