Barriers in Nursing Care and its Implications to Patients with Diabetes during Covid 19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review

Introduction: The Corona virus disease that spread across the globe had caused drastic effects to the human race in terms of health and the manner of living for the past two years. It was first sighted in the year of 2019 in the month of December 31st at the town of Wuhan city within the vicinity of Hubei Province in China.

Methods: This study will utilize an integrative literature review. This type of research is a unique form of research that provides new knowledge about the topic through the process of reviewing, critiquing and synthesizing literature to generate new conceptual frameworks. It has been stated that this research approach is designed to complement other knowledge synthesis platforms such as narrative or systematic reviews and meta analyses.

Results: All included studies varied from randomized control trial, retrospective cohort studies, evidence from other systematic reviews, single descriptive or qualitative study and articles from experts and other healthcare professionals.

Discussion: This study describes the nature of nurse patient with diabetes interactions, identifying the barriers in nursing care and management and recognizing its implications to patients with diabetes during the pandemic, in which nurse’s experiences on caring with patients with diabetes will be incorporated in this study to recognize, understand and providing reference for future studies.

Conclusion: The purpose of the research review was to gather enough studies of hindrances in nursing care of Diabetic patients with COVID-19 pandemic for the past two years. These identified barriers were clear from the research that has been reviewed and is currently affecting the way healthcare should be delivered to patients.

Author(s): January May C Bartolome, Noel Cristopher T Cabaddu, Whindie D Clemente, Kristina Manel C Robles, Lordino M Veloso III and Roison Andro Narvaez*

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