[Therapeutic factors in a group of people with diabetes].
The objective of the present research was to analyze the therapeutic factors identified in the accounts of the participants of a group of people with diabetes. An exploratory, assessing research carried out by means of semi-structured interviews pinpointed the following therapeutic factors: information availability (100%); cohesion (100%); universality (86%); interpersonal learning (57%); development of socialization techniques (57%); altruism (28.5%); imitative behavior (28.5%); and hope stimulus (28.5%). The implementation of group intervention actions for the promotion of self-care towards diabetes carriers can generate a beneficial interaction among group members, thus allowing for experience exchange processes, as well as a broader understanding of the disease and other positive experiences evidenced by the presence of the therapeutic factors.
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. nunilaferreira@gmail.com
Nunila Ferreira
NF
de Oliveira
Denize Bouttelet
DB
Munari
Maria Márcia
MM
Bachion
Walterlânia Silva
WS
Santos
Queiliene Rosa
QR
dos Santos
D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods