Care manual for diabetic people with diabetic foot: Construction by scoping study

Abstract

Objective: to construct an educational manual for people with diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot. Method: a scoping study, approved by a Research Ethics Committee, and performed in a teaching hospital in the State of Santa Catarina (Brazil). Data collection was performed between September and November 2016, it included a narrative review and consultations of 14 participants - 11 experts (eight nurses, one nursing teacher and two physicians) and three diabetic people and their companions about the contents of the educational manual. The Delphi technique was used in the consultation with the experts, and 70% or more total agreement was established for the permanence of contents in the manual. An evaluation form was used with the diabetic people and their companions, containing a Likert scale for the content evaluation and open questions asking for their opinion about the manual. Results: the existing literature and consultation with the participants supported the preparation for the manual content. The manual was constructed from the consultation of literature and with the participants, and was reviewed by the experts. In the first round of consultation with the experts, eight out of the 21 constructed contents did not reach 70% agreement. The percentages ranged from 45% to 90%. In the second round, all content was considered relevant. diabetic people considered the manual to be adequate and easy to understand. Conclusion: the method made the construction of the manual possible which resulted in a nursing technology for use in health education in the care of people with diabetic patients with diabetic foot.