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"Diabetes knowledge of primary health care and specialist nurses in a major urban area"?
Journal of Clinical Nursing 2018 October 10
AIM AND OBJECTIVES: To examine trends since a previous 2006-8 survey in diabetes knowledge held by primary health care nurses and their use of national diabetes guidelines, perceived ability to advise diabetes patients and preferences for further diabetes education.
BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic has led to a rapid increase in the prevalence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes and to greater expectations for an expanded role for primary health care nurses in the prevention and community management of diabetes.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey utilising a self-administered questionnaire and telephone interview and adheres to the STROBE guidelines.
METHODS: All nurses who provide community-based care in a major urban area were identified, and stratified by group, prior to random selection to participate in the study. A total of 1,416 practice, district (home care) and specialist nurses were identified who provide community-based care. Of the 459 who were randomly selected, 336 (73%) participated in 2016, and were compared with a representative sample of 287 nurses surveyed in 2006-8.
RESULTS: Compared with nurses in 2006-8, significantly more nurses in 2016 used diabetes guidelines, knew that stroke was a diabetes-related complication, had a greater understanding of the pathology of diabetes and reported having sufficient knowledge to advise patients on laboratory results and improving outcomes through lifestyle changes. Despite these improvements, in 2016 only 24% of nurses could state that stroke was a complication of type 2 diabetes, only 37% felt sufficiently knowledgeable to advise patients on medications, and less than 20% could state that hypertension, smoking and the dyslipidaemia profile were important modifiable risk factors.
CONCLUSION: There have been improvements in nurse's knowledge but gaps remain for cardiovascular outcomes and associated modifiable risk factors and medication management.
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Education programmes should focus on improving cardiovascular risk management in patients with type 2 diabetes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic has led to a rapid increase in the prevalence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes and to greater expectations for an expanded role for primary health care nurses in the prevention and community management of diabetes.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey utilising a self-administered questionnaire and telephone interview and adheres to the STROBE guidelines.
METHODS: All nurses who provide community-based care in a major urban area were identified, and stratified by group, prior to random selection to participate in the study. A total of 1,416 practice, district (home care) and specialist nurses were identified who provide community-based care. Of the 459 who were randomly selected, 336 (73%) participated in 2016, and were compared with a representative sample of 287 nurses surveyed in 2006-8.
RESULTS: Compared with nurses in 2006-8, significantly more nurses in 2016 used diabetes guidelines, knew that stroke was a diabetes-related complication, had a greater understanding of the pathology of diabetes and reported having sufficient knowledge to advise patients on laboratory results and improving outcomes through lifestyle changes. Despite these improvements, in 2016 only 24% of nurses could state that stroke was a complication of type 2 diabetes, only 37% felt sufficiently knowledgeable to advise patients on medications, and less than 20% could state that hypertension, smoking and the dyslipidaemia profile were important modifiable risk factors.
CONCLUSION: There have been improvements in nurse's knowledge but gaps remain for cardiovascular outcomes and associated modifiable risk factors and medication management.
RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Education programmes should focus on improving cardiovascular risk management in patients with type 2 diabetes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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