Nursing interventions in the care of diabetic older people: A literature review
Onah, Moses; Linus, Angela (2023)
2023
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Background: Diabetes has been associated with chronic conditions and long-lasting complications. Studies have established diabetes as a significant public health problem. The high prevalence of diabetes poses a threat in global advancement and an increase in mortality rate. Financial burden incurred from diabetes management and loss of productivity due to diabetes induced complications have an alarming impact on the patients, family members, national and international economy, and workforce.
Aim and purpose: To establish nursing interventions in the care of older people with diabetes from existing literatures.
The purpose was to show what interventions nurses can adopt towards caring for older persons suffering from diabetes.
Methods: This study used literature review method. Two scientific databases Medline and CINAHL were used to sought data. Data was selected using critical appraisal. The selected articles were analyzed using inductive content analysis.
Results: Three main categories represented the outcome of the analyzed data. Patient teaching was the first main category, and it elaborated the type of professional instructions given to the diabetic older people by nurses which may not involve the collaboration of other healthcare professionals. The second main category was nursing care which demonstrated guided nursing care that requires the services of other healthcare professionals. The third main category was Follow up and Medication which presented nursing care targeted at avoiding further complications caused by diabetes.
Conclusion: Research established that there are factors causing a strain in diabetes care and they began with insufficient nursing education, which should be instilled to improve the overall care of diabetes. Additionally, diabetes has been a wide and global issue hence, continuous research should be adopted to check on recent developments, side effects, current assessment, and monitoring procedures to ensure quality and holistic care.
Aim and purpose: To establish nursing interventions in the care of older people with diabetes from existing literatures.
The purpose was to show what interventions nurses can adopt towards caring for older persons suffering from diabetes.
Methods: This study used literature review method. Two scientific databases Medline and CINAHL were used to sought data. Data was selected using critical appraisal. The selected articles were analyzed using inductive content analysis.
Results: Three main categories represented the outcome of the analyzed data. Patient teaching was the first main category, and it elaborated the type of professional instructions given to the diabetic older people by nurses which may not involve the collaboration of other healthcare professionals. The second main category was nursing care which demonstrated guided nursing care that requires the services of other healthcare professionals. The third main category was Follow up and Medication which presented nursing care targeted at avoiding further complications caused by diabetes.
Conclusion: Research established that there are factors causing a strain in diabetes care and they began with insufficient nursing education, which should be instilled to improve the overall care of diabetes. Additionally, diabetes has been a wide and global issue hence, continuous research should be adopted to check on recent developments, side effects, current assessment, and monitoring procedures to ensure quality and holistic care.