Uso del test FINDRISC para el tamizaje de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 en salud ocupacional

espanolObjetivo: Realizar una revision de publicaciones cientificas para valorar la eficiencia de la escala de FINDRISC para la deteccion oportuna de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2. Material y metodos: Se realizo una busqueda en la base de datos PubMed con diferentes combinaciones en idioma ingles de las palabras clave, que arrojo 2286 articulos relacionados; se utilizaron a manera de filtros, fecha de publicacion no mayor a 10 anos y el contar al menos con el resumen, al final de la cual se obtuvieron un total de 16 articulos que se complementaron mediante busquedas directas de articulos relevantes para nuestros objetivos. Resultados: La Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 es un problema prioritario para los sistemas de salud y su prevalencia tiende al alza, por lo que consideramos importantes areas de oportunidad al diagnostico temprano y al abordaje multidisciplinario. Discusion: Proponemos la escala FINDRISC y a los medicos de salud ocupacional como solucion alternativa. EnglishOBJECTIVE: To conduct a review of scientific publications to assess the efficiency of the FINDRISC scale for the timely detection of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Material and methods: A search was conducted in the PubMed database with different combinations in english of the keywords, which yielded 2286 related articles; as a filters were used a publication date of no more than 10 years, and to have at least a summary; at the end of which a total of 16 articles were obtained that were complemented by direct searches of articles relevant to our objectives. Results: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a priority problem for health systems and its prevalence it’s on the rise, which is why we consider important areas of opportunity the early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach. Discussion: We propose the FINDRISC scale and the occupational health physicians as an alternative solution.