Mental health nursing care for people with diabetes mellitus: An integrative review ^*

Objective:  evaluate the evidence available on mental health nursing care for people with diabetes mellitus at different levels of health care.

Method:  integrative literature review. The search was conducted in five databases. The sample consisted of 14 studies. The studies were exported to the EndNote manager and their data to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The methodological quality of the studies was evaluated using tools proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute. Sampling, categorization, evaluation, interpretation of the results, and synthesis of the included studies were carried out by two reviewers independently. The descriptive analysis of the results is presented in three categories.

Results:  self-care guidelines enhanced by the social support network, encompassing physical and psychological tools and strategies; therapeutic communication and psychotherapy strategies, focusing on psychotherapy and therapeutic communication; and self-management interventions, addressing self-care based on behavioral theories.

Conclusion:  the synthesis of knowledge revealed that guidelines for self-care enhanced by the social support network, psychotherapy and therapeutic communication strategies, and self-management interventions are positive interventions that contribute to people with mental disorders and diabetes mellitus in the prevention of diseases.

Descriptors:
Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Complications; Mental Health; Nursing Care; Self-Management; Nurses’ Practice Patterns

Highlights:

(1) The Brazilian literature on mental health care for people with diabetes is scarce.

(2) The review addresses mental health care for people with diabetes mellitus.

(3) Self-care enhanced by the support network is reflected in mental health.

(4) Therapeutic communication and behavioral psychotherapy are effective treatments.

(5) Interventions based on self-management reduce psychological suffering.