Estilo de vida en pacientes con Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 atendidos en el Hospital IESS – Loja periodo julio – diciembre 2011

Abstract

A descriptive study was conducted with a universe comprised of patients who were hospitalized during the months of July-August 2011 at the Hospital Manuel Ignacio Monteros, aimed to identify the style of life in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus surveys for how it influences the evolution of the disease, a sample of 160 people applying a survey to assess lifestyle and complications, and the results were that 13.33% had poor lifestyle, unhealthy 73.39% and only 13.08% healthy, taking into account the age distribution was uniform: 56% had more than 10 years of diagnosis, 63% BMI greater than 25, 56% unhealthy diets, 56% were sedentary, 56% had good adherence to treatment and 50% had a medium stress level. The conclusions were that evil lifestyle described as inadequate eating habits, sedentary lifestyle, poor adherence to treatment and high level of stress contributes to the development indisputable chronic complications of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2.