Beliefs related to insulin use in people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Bernadete de Lourdes André GouveiaMailson Marques de SousaTaciana da Costa Farias de AlmeidaVinicius André Gouveia de SousaSimone Helena Dos Santos OliveiraPublished in: Revista brasileira de enfermagem (2020)
118 behavioral, 60 normative and 97 control beliefs were issued. Among the behavioral beliefs, there was an advantage in keeping the diabetes under control and disadvantage, the pain of being pierced by the application of insulin. Regulations highlighted the children as referents who support the treatment. In control beliefs, it was observed that the application of insulin appears as easiness and difficulty to the treatment.Conclusions: the study will support the construction of a psychometric scale to measure the determinants of insulin use, revealing particularities for the structuring of educational interventions that contribute to adherence of the treatment verified in adequate glycemic control.