Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and living with a chronic condition: participatory study.
José Adailton da SilvaElizabethe Cristina Fagundes de SouzaAna Gretel Echazú BöschemeierCamyla Cristina Maia da CostaHéllydade Souza BezerraEva Emanuela Lopes Cavalcante FeitosaPublished in: BMC public health (2018)
The emotional aspects of subjects diagnosed with diabetes mellitus strongly influence the acceptance or denial of the illness, interfering in their personal adherence to treatment. As a chronic condition, involving life-longing care practices, which intervenes in therapeutic participation, it is indispensable to respect and to encourage the personal autonomy of the subjects.