Diabetes knowledge of nurses in different countries: An integrative review

Alotaibi, A; Al-Ganmi, A; Gholizadeh, L; Perry, L

Diabetes knowledge of nurses in different countries: An integrative review

Alotaibi, A Al-Ganmi, A Gholizadeh, L

Perry, L

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Citation:: Nurse Education Today, 2016, 39 pp. 32 - 49
Issue Date:: 2016-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Alotaibi, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Al-Ganmi, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gholizadeh, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-3312	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Perry, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8507-1283	en_US
dc.date.available	2016-02-01	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nurse Education Today, 2016, 39 pp. 32 - 49	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0260-6917	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41628
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify, critically appraise and synthesise evidence of nurses' knowledge of diabetes and identify factors that function as barriers to nurses' acquisition of diabetes knowledge. Design: An integrative review. Methods: A systematic search was conducted for English-language, peer reviewed publications of any research design via CINAHL, Medline, EMBASE, and Education Research Complete databases from 2004 to 2014. Of 374 articles retrieved, after removal of duplicates and quality appraisal, 25 studies were included in the review and synthesised based on study characteristics, design and findings. Findings: Studies originated from developed and developing countries and applied a variety of research designs and tools to assess nurses' knowledge of diabetes. Assessed aspects of diabetes care included knowledge of diabetes medications (12 studies), nutrition (7), blood glucose monitoring (7), diabetes complications (6), and pathology, symptoms and diabetes management (9). Factors/barriers affecting nurses' acquisition of diabetes knowledge were identified (11). Overall, findings indicated wide-spread serious and sustained deficiencies in nurses' knowledge of diabetes and diabetes care. Conclusion: With nurses demonstrating significant and long-standing knowledge deficits in many aspects of diabetes care, strategies are urgently required to overcome the identified barriers to knowledge acquisition.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Nurse Education Today	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.nedt.2016.01.017	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Diabetes Mellitus	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Internationality	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Clinical Competence	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses	en_US
dc.title	Diabetes knowledge of nurses in different countries: An integrative review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	39	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
dcterms.rights	NOTICE: This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication by Elsevier. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published by Elsevier.
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	39	en_US

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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify, critically appraise and synthesise evidence of nurses' knowledge of diabetes and identify factors that function as barriers to nurses' acquisition of diabetes knowledge. Design: An integrative review. Methods: A systematic search was conducted for English-language, peer reviewed publications of any research design via CINAHL, Medline, EMBASE, and Education Research Complete databases from 2004 to 2014. Of 374 articles retrieved, after removal of duplicates and quality appraisal, 25 studies were included in the review and synthesised based on study characteristics, design and findings. Findings: Studies originated from developed and developing countries and applied a variety of research designs and tools to assess nurses' knowledge of diabetes. Assessed aspects of diabetes care included knowledge of diabetes medications (12 studies), nutrition (7), blood glucose monitoring (7), diabetes complications (6), and pathology, symptoms and diabetes management (9). Factors/barriers affecting nurses' acquisition of diabetes knowledge were identified (11). Overall, findings indicated wide-spread serious and sustained deficiencies in nurses' knowledge of diabetes and diabetes care. Conclusion: With nurses demonstrating significant and long-standing knowledge deficits in many aspects of diabetes care, strategies are urgently required to overcome the identified barriers to knowledge acquisition.

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