The ACE approach: Nursing strategies to facilitate self-management of persons living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africa

C, O'Brien; Rooyen, Dalena van; Ricks, Esmeralda

doi:10.1016/j.obmed.2018.02.004

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“…The findings of this study provided valuable insights into the experiences of diabetes nurse educators regarding how persons living with DM2 self-managed their condition and were vital in developing the action, co-ordination and education (ACE) strategies aimed at facilitating diabetes nurse educators in their role of assisting persons living with DM2 in the self-management of the condition. The ACE strategies were described in a previously published article (O’Brien, Van Rooyen & Ricks 2018 ).…”

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Self-management of persons living with diabetes mellitus type 2: Experiences of diabetes nurse educators

Rooyen

Ricks

2020

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background The global pandemic of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) is the direct cause of significant health and economic problems for both governments and individuals owing to the high level of morbidity and mortality. South Africa has the second highest incidence of DM2 in sub-Saharan Africa. Aim This article describes the experiences of diabetes nurse educators in relation to self-management of DM2 of persons living with DM2. Setting This article involves nurse educators working in diabetes clinics in public and private hospitals in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa. Methods A semi-structured interview guide was used to collect data from a focus group interview comprising three participants and two individual interviews. The interviews were recorded with the permission of participants, transcribed and then coded using Tesch’s model of data analysis. Themes were agreed upon with the consensus of the researcher, two supervisors and an independent coder. Results Three themes were identified: (1) diabetes nurse educators have clear perceptions about the importance of self-management of DM2 of persons living with DM2, (2) there are factors that affect persons living with DM2 with respect to self-management and (3) there are ways in which professional nurses can assist persons living with DM2 in the self-management of their condition. Conclusion This article identified factors that diabetes nurse educators experienced in either assisting or hindering patients in self-management of their DM2. The diabetes nurse educators voiced their views on how professional nurses can provide support to the patients living with DM2.

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confidence: 99%