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%T Prevalence and factors associated with peripheral neuropathy in individuals with diabetes mellitus %A Brinati, Lídia Miranda %A Diogo, Nádia Aparecida Soares %A Moreira, Tiago Ricardo %A Mendonça, Érica Toledo %A Amaro, Marilane Oliveira Fani %J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online %N 2 %P 347-355 %V 9 %D 2017 %K Diabetic Neuropathies; Risk Factors; Diabetes Mellitus; Nursing %@ 2175-5361 %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53441-8 %X Objective: To estimate the prevalence of polyneuropathy (PND) in type 2 diabetic individuals assisted at the Center for Health Hiperdia in Viçosa and to identify factors associated with a positive diagnosis of PND through the score of neuropathic symptoms and susceptibility testing. Methods: Cross-sectional quantitative study performed from December 2013 to June 2014, through secondary source. The prevalence of PND and its association with each variable was assessed using the chi-square test and the Fisher exact test. In the logistic regression it was used the method of disposal backward by the Wald test. Results: It was found the prevalence of PND: 36.89%, higher in males, in patients with delayed diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) and with the absence of protective sensation plant (SPP). Conclusion: The study found a high prevalence of PND, reinforcing the need for early diagnosis in order to prevent ulcers and improving the quality of life of diabetic patients. %C MISC %G en %9 Zeitschriftenartikel %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info