Professional training in diabetic foot care: Nursing intervention

Abstract

Introduction: metabolic diseases are a genetic alteration, specifically of a protein or enzyme that causes a process to be blocked, diabetes is considered a pathology that derives from these, it is characterized by the high concentration of glucose in the blood and that leads to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, nerves and triggers a diabetic foot.
Objective: to carry out a bibliographic search that provides high-quality evidence regarding professional training in diabetic foot care
Methods: a systematic review was carried out, which followed the guidelines of the PRISMA 2020 declaration, using the PICOT structure for the formulation of the research question. The information search was done through databases such as PubMed, Scielo, Dialnet, RLAE, Scirp, Google Scholar search engine and the virtual library of the Universidad Veracruzana. Using DeCS and MeSH descriptors, articles in Spanish, English and Portuguese were selected, with Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT. Eligibility criteria: experimental and quasi-experimental studies, controlled clinical trials with pre-test and post-test tests, from 2019 to 2024.
Results: 50 investigations were identified, according to the inclusion criteria established, of which 40 were eliminated due to duplication based on screening. For inclusion, 20 articles were considered for reflective reading that allowed an analytical summary, leaving five articles for analysis.
Conclusion: This systematic literature review allowed us to identify, assess, analyze, and synthesize the scientific evidence available with research methodology in the Latin American context, which can serve as references for updating and generating new knowledge.