The Effect of a Therapeutic Education Program on the Feeling of Self-Efficacy, Self-Care Behaviors and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Literature Review

Abstract

Diabetes is one of the most common non-communicable diseases in the world. It represents a real public health problem due to its increasing fre-quency, morbidity, mortality and economic cost. Indeed, diabetes requires significant and complex behavioral changes in the lives of patients. To man-age this disease, diabetic patients must perform technical acts themselves, make therapeutic decisions and must have the knowledge required to partic-ipate in the decision-making process necessary for self-care. Objective: The aim of this literature review is to understand the effect of a therapeutic educa-tion program on the feeling of self-efficacy, self-care behaviors and glycemic value in type 2 diabetic patients. Method: The search for scientific articles for this literature review was done via the CINAHL, MedLine (EBSCO), Science Direct (Elsevier), SAGE journal online and Cochrane Library (Endocrine & Metabolic-Diabetes) databases. The terms used to search for scientific articles are: diabetes mellitus type 2 non insulin dependent adherence-self- management or self-care behavior or education program-self-efficacy intervention-intervention study or clinical trials as well as meta analysis and systematic nursing review. Results: During the search for articles for this literature review, 603 potential articles were identified. Of these articles, 220 were selected for a more detailed evaluation by the student-researcher. Finally, considering the criteria mentioned above, six literature reviews, one ma-ta-analysis and three experimental studies were selected for this review. Con-clusion: In this systematic review, relevant data regarding the effects of an education program were provided and mutual strategies in education to im-prove self-efficacy, self-care behaviors and achieve optimal blood sugar levels.