Insulin therapy waste produced in the households of people with diabetes monitored in Primary Care

To analyze the insulin therapy waste disposal produced in the households of people with diabetes mellitus (DM). Cross-sectional study with 105 Primary Care patients. Socio-demographic and clinical variables and insulin therapy practice were analyzed through the absolute and relative frequencies, Fis...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 618 - 625
Main Authors: Cunha, Gilmara Holanda da, Barbosa, Raiza Verônica Almeida, Fontenele, Marina Soares Monteiro, Lima, Maria Amanda Correia, Franco, Katia Barbosa, Fechine, Francisco Vagnaldo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01-05-2017
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Summary:To analyze the insulin therapy waste disposal produced in the households of people with diabetes mellitus (DM). Cross-sectional study with 105 Primary Care patients. Socio-demographic and clinical variables and insulin therapy practice were analyzed through the absolute and relative frequencies, Fisher's exact test and prevalence ratio (PR). The association between types of insulin (60.0%), administered with a disposable syringe attached to a needle (80.9%), and a high percentage of reuse and disposal in normal household waste (57.1%) stood out. The professionals who most frequently provided guidance to people with diabetes were the nurses. Patients who had received instructions about disposal were 21 times more likely to dispose of waste properly than those who had not (PR 21.5; P < 0.0001). Age, gender, skin color, education, marital status, occupational status and type of DM did not interfere in the disposal (P > 0.05).Conclusion: People with diabetes served in Primary Health Care require guidance and material resources to carry out the appropriate disposal of insulin therapy waste. Analisar o descarte de resíduos da insulinoterapia produzidos no domicílio de pessoas com diabetes mellitus (DM). Estudo transversal com amostra de 105 pacientes da Atenção Primária. Variáveis sociodemográficas, clínicas e prática de insulinoterapia foram analisadas por meio das frequências absoluta e relativa, teste exato de Fisher e razão de prevalência (RP). Destacou-se associação entre insulinas (60,0%), administradas com seringa descartável acoplada à agulha (80,9%), alto percentual de reutilização e descarte no lixo doméstico comum (57,1%). Os profissionais que mais orientaram os diabéticos foram os enfermeiros. Pacientes orientados sobre descarte tiveram 21 vezes mais chances de descartarem resíduos adequadamente que os não orientados (RP 21,5; P < 0,0001). Idade, sexo, cor da pele, escolaridade, estado civil, situação ocupacional e tipo de DM não interferiram no descarte (P > 0,05). Diabéticos atendidos na Atenção Primária necessitam de orientações e recursos materiais para realizarem descarte adequado dos resíduos da insulinoterapia.
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ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
0034-7167
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0406