Ineffective health management in people with type 2 diabetes.

PURPOSE To analyze the Nursing Diagnosis Ineffective Health Management in people with type 2 diabetes. METHODS Cross-sectional correlational study conducted with 112 patients from August 2018 to April 2019 in a primary healthcare facility, Ceara, Brazil. Used a structured interview and a form created by the authors specifically for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the data analysis. FINDINGS The Nursing Diagnosis Ineffective Health Management was present in 63.4% of the patients. The defining characteristics with the highest prevalence were difficulty with prescribed regimen (61.6%) and failure to include a treatment regimen in daily living (60.7%). The following significant associations were found: gender and failure to take action to reduce risk factors (P = 0.003), medication and difficulty with prescribed regimen (P = 0.003), and high blood pressure and ineffective choices in daily living for meeting health goals (P = 0.005). The following defining characteristics were associated with the presence of Ineffective Health Management: difficulty with prescribed regimen (P = 0.001), failure to take action to reduce risk factors (P = 0.008), ineffective choices in daily living for meeting health goals (P = 0.001), and failure to include the treatment regimen in daily living (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The Nursing Diagnosis Ineffective Health Management had a high prevalence in the sample. Its defining characteristics are associated with the nursing diagnosis itself and with sociodemographic and clinical variables. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE Ineffective Health Management should be considered a priority for developing and implementing nursing care for people with type 2 diabetes, especially in primary health care settings.