Abstract

ROSALES CINCO, Rosa Amelia  and  ACEVES GONZALEZ, Carlos. Development and evaluation of pictograms to improve adherence to treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Zincografía [online]. 2023, vol.7, n.14, pp.50-68.  Epub Dec 01, 2023. ISSN 2448-8437.  https://doi.org/10.32870/zcr.v7i14.195.

The World Health Organization (WHO) states that diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) and arterial hypertension (hypertension) represent pathologies of increasing incidence in ages ranging from young people to the elderly, causing death and reducing healthy years of life in these patients. Collaterally, those suffering from these diseases present psychological symptoms that interfere with how they cope with the diseases and have an unfavorable impact on adherence to their treatment.

This work aims to present the process carried out to develop and evaluate pictograms as motivational incentive images for patients with chronic degenerative diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension, which were used in a digital application. The process for developing and evaluating these pictograms was structured in three stages: 1) definition of the messages to be communicated; 2) design and development of pictogram proposals; and 3) evaluation and selection of the best proposals for communicating the message.

The results suggest that the developed process can effectively design and evaluate pictograms to communicate positive moods, thus contributing to a better mood of patients and improving their adherence to treatment.

Keywords : pictograms; diabetes mellitus type 2; arterial hypertension; design; assessment.