EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CARE IN DIABETES MELLITUS PRACTICED IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Object: Researching on epidemiologic studies about Diabetes Mellitus and about care in Primary Health Care in Brazil. Methodology: It is characterized as being a narrative review from researching terms such as “Primary Health Care”, “Basic Health Care”, “Epidemiology” and “Epidemiologic Studies” referred to “Diabetes Mellitus”, in the scientific data bases SCIELO, LILACS and PUBMED. Results: This research revealed a variation between 2% and 13% of Diabetes in Brazilian population, in these last three decades. It showed larger prevalence in women, in people with overweight/obesity, in sedentary individuals, in people with low schooling level and also this sickness diagnosis is more common in aged population. It revealed the importance of the educative practices in Primary Health Care, which objective is to reinforce self-care. Final considerations: Incidence and prevalence of Diabetes are increasing in Brazil. In Primary Health Care such pathology must be accompanied by a capable team for developing clinical care and educative practices.

Descriptors: Diabetes Mellitus; Epidemiology; Epidemiologic Studies; Primary Health Care.