As part of the CEAD research work, interviews were conducted with people with diabetes and/or hypertension to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the management of their disease and to reflect on the importance of health determinants in chronic disease management.
In order to disseminate the results of the research, we have created a series of videos covering different themes that have emerged from the interviews on barriers and facilitators that people encounter when managing their diabetes. Through the videos we will promote scientific dissemination and knowledge transfer between the university and the general population, facilitating access to information and possible resources for diabetes.
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The information used for the videos is based on semi-structured interviews with people with diabetes and/or hypertension, where their perceptions of their health experience and the management of their disease prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, during confinement and after the current reorganisation of health care were collected.
These interviews aim to examine how the gender perspective and the socio-economic conditions of the population modify the impacts of COVID-19 on the management of chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes in both Spain and Ecuador. In total and to date, 20 interviews have been conducted in Ecuador, in the areas of Quito and Esmeraldas, and 10 in Spain, in Cartagena, Girona and Alzira.
These videos attempt to show some of the findings and themes most present in the lives of people with diabetes and/or hypertension that have been reflected in the semi-structured interviews, and how they have changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is intended to reflect the importance of health determinants in the management of chronic diseases. In this regard, it highlights the importance and influence of income, immigrant status, and gender, among others, on the lives of people living with diabetes and/or hypertension. This influence is more accentuated in the current times of the pandemic, affecting access to health services, the purchase of medication and the maintenance of healthy lifestyle habits.
