title: [Self-care deficiencies in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus: a contribution to nursing].
abstract: Gestational diabetes mellitus can be controlled and its complications prevented, provided clients take part in self-care actions. The objective of the present study was to identify self care deficiencies in pregnant women suffering from diabetes, and to provide inputs for their educational support. This descriptive study included 12 pregnant women cared at a diabetes and hypertension reference institution in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, in April and May, 2007. Data were collected using a semistructured interview. Analysis was based on Orem's Nursing General Theory. Self-care deficiencies were related to eating habits, physical activities, sleep and rest, and social interaction. Nurses must provide educational support to these patients, evaluate their self-care capacity, and propose actions that involve the family, as well as group activities in health services.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Enfermagem Fundamental da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto ( EERP) da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brasil. camilaapapila@usp.br
authors.forename: Camila Aparecida Pinheiro
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Landim
authors.forename: Kallyne Moreira Pequeno
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Milomens
authors.forename: Maria Albertina Rocha
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Diógenes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011247:Pregnancy; D012648:Self Care; D055815:Young Adult