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ABSTRACT

Background:

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is growing worldwide. The estimate is that 15.7 million people aged between 20 and 79 years old live with diabetes in Brazil, and the majority of cases are type 2 diabetes. To successfully manage diabetes, the subject needs to develop self-care activities. However, there is limited understanding of what self-care activities are performed by people with type 2 diabetes in Brazil.

Objective:

This protocol for a scoping review aims to identify and map studies that report self-care activities in type 2 diabetes in Brazil.

Methods:

This is a scoping review protocol structured according to the methodological guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Six databases and gray literature were used. The process of searching, identifying, and evaluating the articles was carried out by two independent reviewers, guided by the assumptions established by the JBI, seeking to answer the following guiding question: How is the scientific production of self-care activities for people with type 2 diabetes in Brazil, and how are these activities evaluated? We included articles and publications in any language, from public and private domains, and with different methodological approaches.

Results:

Initial database searches produced a total of 681 results. These articles will be critically analyzed, and relevant information will be extracted. Quantitative and qualitative results of the articles reviewed will be presented to respond to the study's objective. We intend to publish the scoping review in the first half of 2024.

Conclusions:

The protocol for this scoping review will investigate the main self-care activities carried out by adults and older people with type 2 diabetes in Brazil. The results may help identify knowledge gaps and contribute to future research and diabetes education interventions.