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