Research Article
Use of ICTs to assess the Risk of Diabetes in Educational Personnel: A Case Study
@ARTICLE{10.4108/eetpht.9.3932, author={Livia Pi\`{o}as-Rivera and Djamila Gallegos-Espinoza and Luc\^{\i}a Asencios-Trujillo and Carlos LaRosa-Longobardi and Lida Asencios-Trujillo and Hernan Matta-Solis}, title={Use of ICTs to assess the Risk of Diabetes in Educational Personnel: A Case Study}, journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology}, volume={9}, number={1}, publisher={EAI}, journal_a={PHAT}, year={2023}, month={5}, keywords={Risk, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Public health, Primary health care}, doi={10.4108/eetpht.9.3932} }- Livia Piñas-Rivera
Djamila Gallegos-Espinoza
Lucía Asencios-Trujillo
Carlos LaRosa-Longobardi
Lida Asencios-Trujillo
Hernan Matta-Solis
Year: 2023
Use of ICTs to assess the Risk of Diabetes in Educational Personnel: A Case Study
PHAT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eetpht.9.3932
Abstract
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus today is one of the diseases that is currently seen at high levels and that increasingly the risk of suffering from it is increasing. Objective: to determine The use of ICTs to assess the risk of diabetes in teachers of an educational institution in North Lima. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive-transversal study, with a total population of 140 who answered a questionnaire of sociodemographic data and the diabetes mellitus risk test. Results: 20.6% (n=21) have a minimal risk of diabetes mellitus, 24.5% (n=25) slightly elevated risks, 31.4% (n=32) moderate risk, 14.7% (n=15) elevated risk and 8.8% (n=9) extremely elevated risk. Conclusions: the lifestyle should be modified to a more affordable one, which allows the adaptability of healthier eating behaviors that allow good health.
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