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The impact of demographic and clinical characteristics on diabetic painful neuropathy

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dc.contributor.authorAssunção, António
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Dina
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Rui
dc.contributor.authorCunha, Inês
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Ana Sofia
dc.contributor.authorRebelo, Ana
dc.contributor.authorLima, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorMatos, César
dc.contributor.authorPrata, Ana Cristina
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, José Tiago
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Luís
dc.contributor.authorBelo, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorRosa, Tiago Letras
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-24T11:44:29Z
dc.date.available2021-06-24T11:44:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is one of the most devastating complications of diabetes mellitus; however, in contrast to other countries, there are no scientific studies in Portugal evaluating the impact of demographic and clinical characteristics of this pathological entity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of gender, metabolic control, age of diabetic patients, as well as time of disease progression, the appearance of complaints related to neuropathic pain. Material and methods: A multicentre study with a non-probabilistic, convenience sample of 359 patients was performed employing the quantitative method, using the Statistical Package for Social Science 24 software. The p-value of p < 0.05 was defined to consider a result statistically significant. The Spearman correlation coefficient (r) was determined to determine the relationship between categorical variables. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of DN between genders (p = 0.633 and r = 0.025). There was a statistically significant relationship between the value of HbA1c and DN, with p = 0.010 and r = 0.136. There is a relationship between age and complaints of neuropathic pain, with p = 0.034 and r = 0.112. The variable, time of disease progression, is also correlated with the appearance of complaints of neuropathic pain with p = 0.020 and r = 0.112. Conclusion: The prevalence of neuropathic pain in subjects with diabetes is not negligible and is associated with modifiable risk factors that can be identified, possibly modified and prevented. The correct approach for these patients, which involves screening and early treatment, is decisive improving functionality and quality of life.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAssunção, António, Campos, Dina, Marques, Rui, Cunha, Inês, Santos, Patrícia, Martins, Adriana, Gonçalves, Ana Sofia, Rebelo, Ana, Lima, Carolina, Matos, César, Prata, Ana Cristina, Teixeira, José Tiago, Duarte, Luís, Belo, Mariana, Figueiredo, Patrícia and Rosa, Tiago Letras. "The impact of demographic and clinical characteristics on diabetic painful neuropathy" Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine, vol.58, no.1, 2020, pp.13-19. https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2019-0019pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/rjim-2019-0019pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2501-062X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/36890
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisher"N Gh Lupu" Foundation of Internal Medicine and Romanian Academypt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/rjim-2019-0019pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAge of Onsetpt_PT
dc.subjectAgedpt_PT
dc.subjectDiabetic Neuropathiespt_PT
dc.subjectDisease Progressionpt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectGlycated Hemoglobin Apt_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectMiddle Agedpt_PT
dc.subjectQuality of Lifept_PT
dc.subjectRisk Factorspt_PT
dc.subjectSex Factorspt_PT
dc.subjectTime Factorspt_PT
dc.titleThe impact of demographic and clinical characteristics on diabetic painful neuropathypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage19pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage13pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleRomanian Journal of Internal Medicinept_PT
oaire.citation.volume58pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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