Scoping review highlights how nurses support digital self-management in adults with type 2 diabetes, implying significant roles in education and coordination.
Key Points
The review aims to map the roles of nurses in supporting adults with type 2 diabetes in utilizing digital tools for self-management.
Followed Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and registered per PRISMA guidelines.
Literature search conducted across multiple databases with 15 studies meeting inclusion criteria.
Data synthesized descriptively and thematically using structured charting.
Five themes identified: nurses as educators, monitors, facilitators, implementation partners, and influence of equity/access.
Only one study directly measured digital health literacy; others assessed engagement indirectly.
Common barriers include workload, technical issues, and age/literacy-related access challenges.