Examinando por Autor "Angeles Villon, Jorge Raul"

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    Effectiveness of a self-care program in preventing diabetic foot complications in elderly adults
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-05-19) Montes Garcia, Karin Cristina; Angeles Villon, Jorge Raul; Calsin Pacompia, Wilmer
    In the final selection, 10 articles were chosen, regarding the country of origin of the studies, 30% (03) correspond to Spain, 20% (02) we find Mexico, while 10% (01) we find Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Netherlands and Sweden respectively. Regarding the methodological design, 50% quasi-experimental studies, Mexico (02), Spain, Cuba and Colombia. 30% are systematic reviews carried out in Spain (02) and the Netherlands, with 10% being descriptive studies belonging to Brazil. And another 10% to controlled trials belonging to Sweden. Conclusions: 70% of the studies show the effectiveness of self-care programs, because they reduce complications, through education promoting healthy lifestyles, improving quality of life, decrease in the involvement of diabetic foot, decrease in economic cost , reduces the risk level of diabetic foot. 30% conclude that it is not effective because it does not have high-quality research that affirms the reduction of diabetic foot complications, due to uncontrolled methodological designs and the small population studied.