Nursing care for diabetic foot in primary care: scoping review

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Abstract Objective To map scientific production on nursing care for people with diabetic foot in primary health care. Methods This scoping review was carried out between October and December 2022. In it, the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and the following sources of information were used: PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, BDENF, LILACS and SciELO, articles were written in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The texts were exported to the Rayyan application, and duplicates were removed. Results 334 studies were identified; after removing duplicates, 318 of them remained for selection by titles and abstracts. At this stage, 235 studies were excluded as they did not meet the pre-established criteria, resulting in 81 studies for full text evaluation. In this review, 14 of them were selected, identifying people with diabetic foot as the main nursing care in primary health care: foot examination, health education on foot care, wound care, glycemic control, home visit and referral for specialized service for people with diabetic foot. Conclusion Evidence on nursing care for people with diabetic foot in primary health care was mapped and the analysis showed that this condition is complex and multidimensional.