Nursing consultation based on self-care supported by people with Diabetes Mellitus: an experience report.

OBJECTIVES

to report the experience of implementing nursing consultation based on supported self-care for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

METHODS

an experience report regarding the implementation of nursing consultation based on supported self-care for people with diabetes. The intervention was preceded by the organization of instruments based on the adopted theoretical framework and by defining the objective of the in-person consultations and telephone monitoring.

RESULTS

the instrument used to conduct the consultations consisted of four printed forms, the first intended for initial consultation, the second for follow-up consultation, the third for telephone monitoring, and the fourth for the final research consultation.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the implementation of nursing consultation based on supported self-care enables a structured and continuous approach that favors people's engagement in self-care, strengthening nurses' role in educational and motivational support for people with chronic conditions.