Nurse-led models of care for metabolic syndrome in primary care: A scoping review

Abstract

Aim: To identify and map out existing nurse-led models of care for treatment and prevention of metabolic syndrome in primary care settings.

Design: A scoping review.

Methods: Conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology.

Data sources: A search of the databases PubMed, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, Scopus, handsearch and a grey literature search was conducted in June 2022 and updated in March 2023.

Results: Title and abstract screening was performed on 926 articles resulting in 40 articles for full text screening. Full text screening yielded seven articles that met inclusion criteria.

Conclusion: Additional research is needed on nursing models of care to prevent and treat metabolic syndrome. Future studies should concentrate on rigour with clearly defined objective inclusion criteria.

Implications to clinical practice: This review contributes a synthesis of the evidence on nurse-led models for metabolic syndrome in primary care.

Impact: This scoping review addresses metabolic syndrome, the precursor to non-communicable disease. The review mapped the evidence for nurse-led models of care for metabolic syndrome in the primary care setting. These findings promote the development and evaluation of novel nurse-led models of care which can mitigate the effect of the current epidemic.

Reporting method: PRISMA checklist for scoping reviews. No patient or public contribution was part of this study.

Protocol registration: Open Science Framework accessible at: https://osf.io/jfpw7/.

Keywords: cardiovascular risk; lifestyle intervention; metabolic syndrome; nurse-led model of care; primary care.