Database Source
Each of the articles listed and discussed below was retrieved using the Google Scholar search. The articles come from the JMIR Publications database and the Wiley Online Library. The source of the articles indicates their credibility and weight as the repository of crucial information about the current diabetes management and prevention tools.
Evidence Synthesis
Diabetes remains one of the leading causes of death and primary sources of health concern in the U.S., Brooklyn not being an exception. The disorder has become a significant burden on the public health and the general level s of well-being, which causes for a chance in the approach toward managing patients’ needs.
Several researches have been conducted on the issue of diabetes recently. The application of telehealth as one of the most recent approaches toward sustaining the needs of people with diabetes needs to be mentioned first (). The specified tool has been proven to produce quite a large effect on patients with diabetes, as the RCT-based study performed by Hanlon et al. (2017) has shown.
Another research aimed at evaluating the existing methods of sustaining the lives of patients with diabetes, the study by Sanabria-Martínez et al. (2016) needs to be examined. The paper suggests that incorporating physical activity into one’s daily routine could help prevent the development of diabetes from taking place in groups that can be described as vulnerable and prone to diabetes (Sanabria-Martínez et al., 2016). The research mentions the connection between diabetes and obesity, thus justifying the need to use an exercise-based intervention as a measure against the development of diabetes.
The paper by Wu et al. (2017) offers another important addition to the analysis of diabetes and the existing interventions that allow improving the quality of patients’ lives and at the same time ensure that other vulnerable patients do not develop it. The paper focuses on introducing technological innovations into the context of diabetes management (Wu et al., 2017). According to the authors, the proposed measure will help to locate the applications that allow for the greatest levels of self-management in patients with diabetes.
On closer assessment of the sources in question, one will notice that there is a distinct relationship between them. While each of the articles tackles a different aspect of diabetes management and prevention, all of them point to the problem of promoting the importance of a healthy lifestyle, as well as reasonable choices in dieting and other measures that help to reduce the risks. Therefore, all of the articles focus on the idea of educating vulnerable groups about the cause of diabetes, its main symptom’s, and the strategies for preventing and addressing it.
Indeed, the lack of patient education concerning the subject matter is truly upsetting. Brooklyn communities need to receive crucial information about managing their health and managing diabetes effectively. Since the specified health issue is a lifelong condition, it is imperative to maintain the quality of patients’ lives at a decent level. Therefore, the active promotion of patient education among Brooklyn residents and especially people with diabetes is strongly recommended. As a DNP, one may need to consider creating free consulting services where every patient could receive guidelines for addressing the disease, as well as key data concerning the symptoms, preventive measures, and treatment options for diabetes. Thus, the current lack of awareness about diabetes and the means of managing it will be addressed.
References
Hanlon, P., Daines, L., Campbell, C., Mckinstry, B., Weller, D., & Pinnock, H. (2017). Telehealth interventions to support self-management of long-term conditions: A systematic metareview of diabetes, heart failure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(5), 1-11. Web.
Sanabria-Martínez, G., García-Hermoso, A., Poyatos-León, R., Álvarez-Bueno, C., Sánchez-López, M., & Martínez-Vizcaíno, V. (2016). Effectiveness of physical activity interventions on preventing gestational diabetes mellitus and excessive maternal weight gain. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 36(3), 128. Web.
Wu, Y., Yao, X., Vespasiani, G., Nicolucci, A., Dong, Y., Kwong, J., … Li, S. (2018). Correction: Mobile app-based interventions to support diabetes self-management: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials to identify functions associated with glycemic efficacy. JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 6(1). Web.