Convivência da pessoa idosa com diabetes buscando autonomia para o autocuidado: estudo sociopoético

Abstract

This paper refers to education/care/research focused on nursing orientation for self-care of the elderly with diabetes, seeking their welfare; as there are evidences related to elderly growth in the world population and, in particular, in Brazil. It aims to apply the Nola Pender Diagram in the context of a course about self-care based on social poetics, as a way to produce data based on the actions and proposals for health behaviors, seeking the welfare of people. The theoretical framework focuses on Nola Pender s theory of health promotion, saying that the process of enabling people to seek their quality of life and health, including greater participation and control of this process. The theoretical methodology is social poetics, which establishes a qualitative and descriptive study, through the establishment of a research group, analytical device of this method, consisted of 10 individuals, applying artistic and sensitivity research techniques. The technique "experience in geomitic places results on the delimitation of the following themes: Fear of the unknown; Transcending living with diabetes through acceptance; Self-care as resolution of problems to be exceeded; Searching for a cure for diabetes through healthy living, and expectations for the future. In the technique "Body as minimum territory" the following themes emerged: Insecurity; Fragility; Difficulty in controlling blood glucose; Control, Self-Care, Optimism, Perseverance; Difficulty in controlling feeding; Tranquility; Dependence; Conformation; Revolt; Balance; Discouragement; Esteem; Careless and self-image. By applying the Nola Pender Diagram it was possible to find the research group personal factors that influence behavior prior to the adoption of self-care, the benefits of perceived actions during teaching self-care, and the demands of competence to assume so in order to promote health. It was found that the conduction of health promotion is the variable that leads to a look through targeted actions that have positive outcomes for the welfare and balance the body dimensions. The following actions for health promotion adopted by the research group were found: commitment to physical activity; healthy eating, daily and regular medication and self-care with the body and mind through practice of physical activity and leisure.