Effectiveness of Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) in Supporting Self-Management Treatment of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus : A Systematic Review

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder with multiple etiologies. Diabetes SelfManagement
Education
(DSME)
is
an
intervention
method
related
to
increasing
self-care
knowledge

and

skills that was recommended for all individuals with diabetes. This systematic review is to
determine the effectiveness of the application DSME on DM sufferers. A literature identification
study by collecting research articles on the application of DSME interventions in individuals with
diabetes. A systematic literature search process to collect English-language research articles for the
last 5 years (2017 – 2021) from indexed electronic databases. Thirteen studies were eligible for
literature review English articles were collected from electronic databases including PubMed,
SpringerLink ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) in general
can help people to maintain healthy living behavior with various forms of application methods. The
DSME method encourages sufferers to obtain the information, abilities, and capacities needed for
self-care. DSME strategy was effective to improved the self-management ability of diabetics during
treatment, which can be continuously developed with various forms of intervention.

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Self Management Education (DSME); Self Care
Management