title: Evaluation of the Capillary Blood Glucose Self-monitoring Program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the structure, process and results of the Capillary Blood Glucose Self-monitoring Program in a Brazilian city.
  
  
  METHODS
  Epidemiological, cross-sectional study. The methodological framework of Donabedian was used to construct indicators of structure, process and outcome. A random sample (n = 288) of users enrolled and 96 health professionals who worked in the program was studied. Two questionnaires were used that were constructed for this study, one for professionals and one for users, both containing data for the evaluation of structure, process and outcome. Anthropometric measures and laboratory results were collected by consulting the patients' health records. The analysis involved descriptive statistics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the professionals were not qualified to work in the program and were not knowledgeable about the set of criteria for patient registration. None of the patients received complete and correct orientations about the program and the percentage with skills to perform conducts autonomously was 10%. As regards the result indicators, 86.4% of the patients and 81.3% of the professionals evaluated the program positively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The evaluation indicators designed revealed that one of the main objectives of the program, self-care skills, has not been achieved.
authors.affiliation: Prefeitura Municipal de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Augusto
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria José Trevizani
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Nitsche
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carvalhaes
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D002196:Capillaries; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires