Objective: To assess whether knowledge about Diabetes Mellitus (DM), family functionality and depression are associated with Therapeutic Adherence in adults with type 2 DM. Methods: Analytical study of cross section. It was carried out in the diabetes program of CAP-UNHEVAL of Hospital II Essalud. Participants: patients with type 2 DM. Interventions: According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Validated collection instruments were used, interviewed for two months. The descriptive analysis was carried out; for inferential analysis: Chi2 test with 95% significance. The statistical package SPSS and Microsoft Excel was used. Results. The average age: 61.95 years, most frequent diseases: dyslipidemia (23.8%) and hypertension (43.6%). Knowledge about DM2 was not acceptable (86%), 95.9% with poor family function and 90.2% with depression were obtained. Variables associated with poor adhe...

Objetivo: Evaluar si el conocimiento sobre Diabetes Mellitus (DM), la funcionalidad familiar y la depresión están asociados a la Adherencia Terapéutica en adultos con DM tipo 2. Métodos: Estudio analítico de corte transversal. Se realizó en el programa de diabetes del CAP-UNHEVAL del Hospital II Essalud. Participantes: pacientes con DM tipo 2. Intervenciones: Según los criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Se utilizó instrumentos de recolección validados, se entrevistó durante dos meses. Se realizó el análisis descriptivo; para el análisis inferencial: prueba Chi2 con significancia del 95%. Se empleó el paquete estadístico SPSS versión 15 y Microsoft Excel. Resultados. La edad promedio: 61,95 años, enfermedades más frecuentes: dislipidemia (23,8%) e HTA (43,6%). El conocimiento sobre DM T2 fue no aceptable (86%), se obtuvo un 95,9% con una mala función familiar y un 90...

Objective: To assess whether knowledge about Diabetes Mellitus (DM), family functionality and depression are associated with Therapeutic Adherence in adults with type 2 DM. Methods: Analytical study of cross section. It was carried out in the diabetes program of CAP-UNHEVAL of Hospital II Essalud. Participants: patients with type 2 DM. Interventions: According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Validated collection instruments were used, interviewed for two months. The descriptive analysis was carried out; for inferential analysis: Chi2 test with 95% significance. The statistical package SPSS and Microsoft Excel was used. Results. The average age: 61.95 years, most frequent diseases: dyslipidemia (23.8%) and hypertension (43.6%). Knowledge about DM2 was not acceptable (86%), 95.9% with poor family function and 90.2% with depression were obtained. Variables associated with poor adhe...