Nurses begin with low baseline knowledge of diabetic foot care, and educational qualifications may moderate post-training knowledge gains¶
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q2 i? Baseline knowledge was low across studies, and in one study nurses with a bachelor's degree showed significantly greater post-training knowledge gains than those with lower qualifications (p = 0.001). → Al‐Me'ani Mohammad 2026
Evidence¶
Al‐Me'ani Mohammad 2026¶
Al‐Me'ani Mohammad, Alqaisi Omar, Dibas Mohammed, Al‐Aaraj Heyam, Rubbai Yousef. (2026). Effectiveness of Educational Programmes on Knowledge and Practice Related to Diabetic Foot Care Among Nurses: A Systematic Review. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.70324
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Review reports, from AbdElshafy et al. [22], a pre-post training study of 50 nurses caring for diabetic geriatric patients; the moderator (bachelor's degree) was associated with greater gains. No effect size printed.
"nurses' knowledge scores improved significantly post‐training across all content areas, with nurses holding a bachelor's degree in nursing demonstrating significantly greater gains than those with lower educational qualifications (p = 0.001)"
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Related Claims¶
- Educational programmes are consistently associated with statistically significant improvements in nurses' knowledge of diabetic foot care across nine quasi-experimental studies, with very low certainty of evidence — related
- An interactive workshop produced higher post-test knowledge scores than an e-learning course of equivalent content among nurses — related
- Educational programmes are associated with significant improvements in nurses' diabetic foot care practice, measured in seven of the nine included studies — related
- The overall certainty of evidence for educational programme effects on nurses' knowledge and practice is very low (GRADE), driven by bias, inconsistency and imprecision — a broader claim this one bears on
- Many nurses in SSA have adequate knowledge of diabetes self-management support and care in some studies — related
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