Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Self-Care and Self-Management In Nigeria: A Scoping Literature Review
EGBAIYEYOMI, TITILOPE (2019)
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EGBAIYEYOMI, TITILOPE
2019
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Globally, an estimated record of 422 million adults in 2014 was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. In Nigeria, the disease burden of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 is about 8-10%. There is huge knowledge gap of self-management and self-care practices. The utilization of the customary medication is increasing. The focus is to identify the factors affecting self-care and self-management practices followed by the patient of type 2 diabetes in the Nigeria.
This study aims to describe different factors that affect the self-management and self-care of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Nigeria. The study will investigate the current situation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Nigeria by presenting different types of literature on self-care and management of the diabetes mellitus in the Nigeria currently available. A scoping review was used to collect and analyze our research data. Resources like CINAHL, and EBSCO were used to obtain relevant researches by a proper strategy consist of a controlled set of keywords. Four hundred and thirty-eight researches were collected, and 13 researches and some chapters from a book were selected for final review. Self-care and self-management practices are followed by a few percentages of patients of type 2 diabetes in Nigeria. There is a lack of social support and accessibility of medicine. The burden of disease is staggering due to complicated cases of Type 2 diabetes. A detailed study is needed to assess the severity of the problem; patients and relatives should be appropriately counseled and encourage them to follow self-care and self-management practices. Training programs should be introduced to decrease the burden on doctors and to improve the provision of healthcare.
This study aims to describe different factors that affect the self-management and self-care of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Nigeria. The study will investigate the current situation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Nigeria by presenting different types of literature on self-care and management of the diabetes mellitus in the Nigeria currently available. A scoping review was used to collect and analyze our research data. Resources like CINAHL, and EBSCO were used to obtain relevant researches by a proper strategy consist of a controlled set of keywords. Four hundred and thirty-eight researches were collected, and 13 researches and some chapters from a book were selected for final review. Self-care and self-management practices are followed by a few percentages of patients of type 2 diabetes in Nigeria. There is a lack of social support and accessibility of medicine. The burden of disease is staggering due to complicated cases of Type 2 diabetes. A detailed study is needed to assess the severity of the problem; patients and relatives should be appropriately counseled and encourage them to follow self-care and self-management practices. Training programs should be introduced to decrease the burden on doctors and to improve the provision of healthcare.