Sofrimento mental e o portador de diabetes mellitus uma reflexão da enfermagem

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that has been causing strong consequences in society for many years, and if left untreated it can lead to the manifestation of other diseases. When associated with mental suffering, it can lead to a significant worsening of the disease's progression due to the lack of self-care that patients no longer have for themselves, or due to a lack of knowledge about the treatment.: Identify the mental suffering presented by DM patients; Check nursing actions to assist patients with DM. Method: This is an integrative review study that used 17 articles in its sample, which made it possible to structure two thematic categories, namely: mental suffering presented by DM sufferers and nursing actions to assist DM patients. Results: Mental suffering presented by DM patients, where depression and anxiety were the disorders identified as most frequent; Nursing actions to assist patients with DM who presented to the nursing consultation, health education, self-care practices, qualitative listening, health promotion, prevention and health promotion groups, role of the support network, family support, preparation of the professional team as fundamental to the success of care for people with diabetes. Final considerations: The nurse, through nursing consultations, in which he identifies the individual's needs, performs decision making, making the care process resolute and efficient. It is concluded that the early identification of depression and anxiety among people with diabetes mellitus and their possible associated factors will contribute to specific treatment in this population, and may thus contribute to reducing the impacts of these mental disorders on the clinical course of diabetes mellitus