title: [Use of lancets or needles in the blood glucose self-monitoring at home].
abstract: Sectional descriptive study that aimed to understand the behavior of people with diabetes mellitus in relation to the practice of use of lancets and / or needles in self-monitoring of blood glucose at home The study was conducted at the Centro de Saúde Escola Joel Domingos Machado, da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto-SP, from August 2008 to July 2009. Data were collected through direct interviews, involving 57 subjects. The results showed that 41 (71.9%) people reuse lancets and / or needles, in a frequency of 1-5 times (52.6%). All subjects reported they did not share the same lancet and / or needles with others. It is necessary to enhance future studies to investigate the risks and benefits of this practice, as well as training courses on diabetes education for healthcare professionals, aiming to meet the complexity of care for users.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto. Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carla Regina de Souza
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Maria Lucia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.forename: Camila Aparecida Pinheiro
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Landim
authors.forename: Flávia Fernanda Luchetti
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Ellen Cristina Barbosa
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Tânia Alves Canata
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Ione Carvalho
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Francisco José Albuquerque
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Paula
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*