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. 2021 Mar;8(2):908-919.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.699. Epub 2020 Nov 24.

Facilitators and barriers to the provision of type 1 diabetes inpatient care: An interpretive phenomenological analysis

Monica Nikitara  1 , Costas S Constantinou  1 , Eleni Andreou  1 , Evangelos Latzourakis  1 , Marianna Diomidous  2
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Facilitators and barriers to the provision of type 1 diabetes inpatient care: An interpretive phenomenological analysis

Monica Nikitara et al. Nurs Open. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Aim: The aim and objective of this study was to understand how non-specialized nurses understand the possible barriers and facilitators of inpatient care for type 1 diabetes.

Design: An interpretative phenomenology approach was conducted.

Methods: The sample consisted of non-specialized nurses (N = 24) working in medical, surgical and nephrology wards in the state hospitals in Cyprus. The data were collected during 2016-2018 from one focus group with nurses (N = 6) and individual semi-structured interviews with nurses (N = 18) conducted. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist used to ensure the quality of the study.

Results: It is evident from the study findings that nurses experience several barriers in diabetes inpatient care reported which are of great concern since this could have adverse effects on patients' outcomes. Only one facilitator has been reported by few nurses.

Keywords: diabetes; nurses; nursing; type 1 diabetes.

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No conflict of interest to declare.

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