title: Feelings of women after the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Descriptive and exploratory study with the objective of knowing feelings and emotional reactions of women after the diagnosis of diabetes. Data were collected at a primary health care unit in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil, through a semi-structured interview. Thematic content analysis was used for interpreting the data. The results showed that women's behavior after the diagnosis of diabetes was associated with feelings and emotional reactions that interfere with treatment adherence and which the health team needs to understand. In an educational process, it is not enough to offer information. Human behavior is extremely complex, going beyond the cognitive aspects, and is rooted in affective-emotional dispositions.
authors.affiliation: Medical School, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. desiperes@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Denise Siqueira
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Péres
authors.forename: Laércio Joel
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Manoel Antônio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans