Abordagem do pé diabetíco na atenção primária

Abstract

Introduction: Among the various non-transmissible chronic diseases, Diabetes Mellitus has been increasing as a public health problem that deserves considerable attention because its complications, especially diabetic foot. Objective: To conduct a systematized review to reassess the concepts and scientific evidence about the actions undertaken in Primary Health Care focused on the diabetic foot carrier. Methodology: descriptive and exploratory and bibliographic study, whose search was conducted in national journals indexed in LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE and CEPEn - Center for Studies and Research in Nursing, integrated with the keywords basic health, Diabetes and diabetic foot. Results: 37 publications met from the pre-established criteria for this study, none in SciELO, 5 in LILACS database, 29 in MEDLINE and 3 in IBECS. No dissertation and/or thesis in CEPEn base that would fit the criteria set out in pursuit. Conclusion: The literature review showed that a small number of national and international publications on health care for patients with diabetic foot. It is considered that there is a need to elaborate and dissemination of further-studies within this theme in order to improve and and/or improve basic care to patients with diabetic foot.