Instrument validation for older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Introduction: One of the main difficulties in caring for the diabetic elderly continues to be the lack of education towards a lifestyle and a favorable attitude towards the disease, which can only be achieved through educational strategies. Objective: To validate the AM1 - MO instruments of the research modifiable factors and their influence on the presence of complications in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Lupita Nolivos older adults club in the Nursing Career of the University of Guayaquil, in the periods from September to December 2019. Materials and Methods: The AM1-MO Instrument was carried out a descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study, this quantitative instrument was applied to the universe of 50 older adults between 55 and 65 years of age and over, using the IBM SPSS SOFTWARE Statistics Base 22.0. Results: Of the total number of patients with DMT2, the female sex was represented with 60.0% and the male contributed 40.0%. The age group of 70-79 was the one with the highest prevalence of this condition with 62.0%, of which 18 were women and 13 men. Regarding eating habits, the following results were obtained: there is a high consumption of soft drinks and sweets 24%. Conclusions: In this work, it was identified that the people who are at higher risk of developing T2DM are those who are older than 55 years, have a family history of this disease, are female, are overweight, are physically inactive, and suffer HTA. In conclusion, the constructed instrument constitutes an approximation to determine the modifiable factors and their influence on the presence of complications in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The results obtained by the different ways to evaluate the instruments used were adequate. A valid and reliable instrument is available that justifies its use and application in the research field.