Efectos secundarios y prácticas para mejorar la gestión de la diabetes tipo 2 desde el punto de vista de la vivencia del individuo y de la gestión de la atención sanitaria. Revisión narrativa / Side effects and practices to improve management of type 2 diabetes mellitus from the viewpoint of patient experience and health care management. A narrative review

Introducción: El número de enfermos de diabetes tipo 2 está creciendo de forma alarmante. Este aumento está causando problemas personales, familiares, sociales, económicos y políticos. El objetivo de este artículo es revisar los efectos secundarios de los tratamientos, complicaciones que experimentan los pacientes y prácticas para mejorar la gestión de esta enfermedad desde el punto de vista de la vivencia del individuo y de la gestión de la atención sanitaria. Material y métodos: Se realizó una revisión narrativa de los estudios sobre la diabetes tipo 2 publicados en inglés y en español indexados en PubMed, Science Direct, Cinahl, MedLine, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection y Google Académico. Se identificaron 1.118 artículos, de los cuales 42 se referían a los objetivos de la revisión y cumplían los criterios de inclusión. Resultados: Los efectos secundarios y complicaciones que experimentan los pacientes y la percepción de recibir escasa información repercuten en una falta de adherencia al tratamiento. Esto implica una disminución de la salud de los pacientes y un aumento de los costes sanitarios. Las propuestas de los estudios revisados encaminan las acciones para mejorar la adherencia al tratamiento y así mejorar la calidad de vida del paciente, disminuir los efectos secundarios, la mortalidad y, por tanto, los costes asociados a esta enfermedad a través de: 1) tener un acceso a la atención médica rápido y fácil, 2) una educación de calidad y 3) permitir que el paciente participe en las decisiones de su tratamiento y autogestione su enfermedad para realizar los mínimos cambios en su estilo de vida

Introduction: There is an alarming increase in the number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This increase is causing personal, family, social, economic, and political problems. The aim of this article is to review the side effects of treatments, the complications suffered by patients, and the practices to improve management of this disease from the viewpoint of the experience of patients and health care management. Material and methods: A narrative review was conducted of studies on type 2 diabetes mellitus published in English and Spanish indexed in PubMed, Science Direct, Cinahl, MedLine, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and Google academic. A total of 1,118 articles were found, 42 of which referred to the objectives of the review and met the inclusion criteria. Results: The side effects and complications experienced by patients and their perception that they do not receive adequate information, together with poor satisfaction, lead to non-adherence to treatment, which impairs patient health and increases health care costs. The proposals in the reviewed studies guide the actions to improve treatment adherence and, thus, quality of life of patients, to decrease side effects and mortality and, therefore, the costs associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus through: 1) quick and easy access to medical care, 2) quality health education, and 3) participation of patients in the decisions about their treatment and in self-management of their disease to make minimum changes in their lifestyles

Side effects and practices to improve management of type 2 diabetes mellitus from the viewpoint of patient experience and health care management. A narrative review. / Efectos secundarios y prácticas para mejorar la gestión de la diabetes tipo 2 desde el punto de vista de la vivencia del individuo y de la gestión de la atención sanitaria. Revisión narrativa.

INTRODUCTION: There is an alarming increase in the number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This increase is causing personal, family, social, economic, and political problems. The aim of this article is to review the side effects of treatments, the complications suffered by patients, and the practices to improve management of this disease from the viewpoint of the experience of patients and health care management. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A narrative review was conducted of studies on type 2 diabetes mellitus published in English and Spanish indexed in PubMed, Science Direct, Cinahl, MedLine, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and Google academic. A total of 1,118 articles were found, 42 of which referred to the objectives of the review and met the inclusion criteria. RESULTS: The side effects and complications experienced by patients and their perception that they do not receive adequate information, together with poor satisfaction, lead to non-adherence to treatment, which impairs patient health and increases health care costs. The proposals in the reviewed studies guide the actions to improve treatment adherence and, thus, quality of life of patients, to decrease side effects and mortality and, therefore, the costs associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus through: 1) quick and easy access to medical care, 2) quality health education, and 3) participation of patients in the decisions about their treatment and in self-management of their disease to make minimum changes in their lifestyles.