Diabetes Nursing Education Its Implication Towards an Improved Quality of Life of Persons with Diabetes: A Systematic Review

Table 3.

Studies on Nursing Educationand Its Impact on DiabetesManagement and Outcomes

Study Nursing Education Focus in Relation to Diabetes Role of Nursing Education in Diabetes Patient Outcomes

Li et al. (2024) Health education competence, continuous education, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes. Diabetes specialist nurses demonstrated moderate to high levels of health education knowledge, skills, and attitudes, but lacked educational skills.
Joseph et al. (2024) Diabetes education during dialysis sessions, using intermittent continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM) Improved glycaemic control, increased diabetes knowledge, better engagement with diabetes care
Diriba et al. (2024) Nurse-led self-management education and support programme Improved self-management behaviors with large effect sizes immediately post-intervention and at 2 months follow-up. Enhanced diabetes-related self- management skills.
Tamiru et al. (2023) Diabetes self-management education (DSME) focusing on self-care knowledge and behaviors. Significant improvement in self-care knowledge and self-care behavior after nurse-led DSME.
McGrath et al. (2023) Diabetes care, medical management, and behavioral approaches to self-management Graduates reported high preparedness in diabetes care, with significant predictors being regular continuing education and years since graduation. High preparedness and camp involvement were linked to better care abilities.
He et al. (2022) Health education combined with personalized psychological nursing interventions for GDM patients. Improved blood glucose control, compliance, disease awareness, and better pregnancy outcomes
Wang et al. (2022) Diabetes health education focusing on diet, medication, blood glucose monitoring, and self-management Significantly better conditions in patients receiving health education compared to conventional methods; lower fasting and post-meal blood glucose levels, higher disease awareness, reduced complications, and higher treatment compliance.
Guo et al. (2022) Systematic diet education combined with multidisciplinary nursing Improved nutritional status, better calcium and phosphorus metabolism, enhanced compliance, reduced anxiety
Hailu et al. (2021) Nurse-led diabetes self- management education (DSME) Education was reported to help manage stress and depressive symptoms, but no significant difference in clinical outcomes was found
Font et al. (2021) Therapeutic education program with a diabetes specialist nurse (DSN) Improved HbA1c, reduced hypoglycemia episodes, improved diabetes knowledge and self- management skills
Huang et al. (2021) Nurse-led online education for insulin therapy Improved blood glucose control, reduced insulin dosage, increased knowledge and compliance rates
Daly, Arroll, & Scragg (2021) Diabetes management education for primary health care nurses Education associated with better management practices and nurses feeling more valued
Gianfrancesco & Johnson (2019) Provision of diabetes nutrition education in primary care settings Addressed gaps in knowledge and skills, highlighted the need for structured support and training for nurses, and identified time constraints as a major barrier
Liu et al. (2019) Culturally sensitive nurse-led structured education programme Significant improvements in diabetes knowledge, self-efficacy, self-management behaviors, and clinical outcomes such as A1C, fasting blood glucose, and LDL