| dc.description.abstract | Background: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 as a disease is growing at an alarming rate globally. The
growth is seen in all countries and in all socioeconomic areas. The National Board of Health and
Welfare of Sweden (2015), in its national guidelines for diabetic care, indicated that nursing
interventions are the central part of diabetes care. However, as a survey done by Healthcare
Analysis presented, these interventions were not applied as indicated. Orems’ Self-Care Deficit
Nursing theory aims to empower and guide patients in the self-care process through different
nursing interventions. Previous research on what effect nursing interventions has on Diabetes
Type 2 patients has had mixed results and are outdated. Purpose: The aim of this study was to
describe the effects nursing interventions had in supporting self-care in Type 2 Diabetes patients,
in research conducted over the last 5 years. Method: A literature review was conducted based on
13 articles found on the databases CINAHL and PubMed. The articles were chosen through
different inclusion and exclusion criteria. Result: Analysis of the results generated four different
themes: clinical outcomes, self-care capacity, quality of life and other effects. The effect of the
different interventions varied to some extent. Conclusions: Interventions that included in central
recommendations from National Guidelines for Diabetic Care showed positive outcomes, either
applied alone, or combined with other interventions; however, we found no evidence that support
persistence of these effects. Further research is required to examine more exactly which
interventions had the most clinical effect on patients. | sv |
