Facilitators of nurses' diabetes knowledge acquisition include experience, refresher nutrition courses and NCD training¶
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q2 i? Facilitating factors included location, years of experience, NCD and nutrition training attendance, and experience managing patients with diabetes. → Nyalapa McDonald William; Gombachika Belinda Thandizo 2025
Evidence¶
Nyalapa McDonald William; Gombachika Belinda Thandizo 2025¶
Nyalapa McDonald William; Gombachika Belinda Thandizo. (2025). Diabetes knowledge of nurses in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106689
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Across four included studies, the review reports that "Facilitating factors were location, years of experience, NCD and nutrition training attendance and experience in managing patients with diabetes in Nigeria."
"Facilitating factors were location, years of experience, NCD and nutrition training attendance and experience in managing patients with diabetes in Nigeria."
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Related Claims¶
- Barriers to nurses' diabetes knowledge acquisition include lack of guidelines, inadequate staffing, salary and training resources — related
- Nurses with 1–5 years of experience scored higher on diabetes knowledge than more experienced nurses in one Nigerian study — related
- Many nurses in SSA have adequate knowledge of diabetes self-management support and care in some studies — related
- Nurses in sub-Saharan Africa show knowledge gaps in diabetes pathology, insulin therapy, treatment and complications — related
- Specific knowledge deficits in Ghana and Libya studies: type 2 diabetes, DKA and complications — related
- The review reports that low confidence in counselling patients and perceived insignificance of nutrition contribute to the knowledge deficit among medical students and doctors
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