Abordagem nutricional em pessoas com Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2: protocolo para nutricionistas da atenção primária à saúde

Abstract

The nutritionist plays an important role in Primary Health Care (PHC) to promote Food and Nutritional Education (FNE) to users with DM2, aiming to achieve better glycemic management, mitigate complications arising from the disease and offer an improvement in the quality of life of these people. Therefore, this work aims to develop a protocol for nutritional management with a focus on DM2 to be used by nutritionists working in PHC. This is a methodological, developmenttype study, divided into three phases: bibliographical survey; preparation of illustrative material and validation of content, appearance and applicability of the material by expert judges and APS nutritionists. To prepare the protocol, an integrative review was carried out to define the content based on the needs found by PHC nutritionists. For validation, two instruments were used in electronic format: a form for content validation and another for apparent validation. The data obtained was compiled and stored in the Microsoft Office Excel version 2016 program. For data analysis, the Content Validity Index (CVI) was applied to the panel of experts. In the analysis of data judged by the target audience, items with a minimum level of agreement of 75% in positive responses were considered validated. This study is part of the project entitled “Creation and validation of protocols for associated interventions to control Diabetes Mellitus in primary health care” and all ethical aspects were respected, in accordance with Resolution 466/12, of the National Health Council. In validation content, the overall CVI average was 0.92, indicating an excellent degree of agreement among experts. Regarding validation with the target audience, a degree of agreement greater than 75% was obtained. At the end, the material was reviewed, adapting the protocol and creating illustrations. Given the above, it is concluded that the tool was validated, which attests to the effectiveness, relevance and applicability of the technology.