title: Impact of educational interventions in reducing diabetic complications: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify in the literature evidence of the effectiveness and efficacy of educational interventions in reducing metabolic and/or vascular complications in adults with diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic review performed in LILACS, IBECS, CUMED, CINAHL and Medline databases and in the online library SciELO with studies published from 2004 to 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven studies were included (5 randomized clinical trials and 6 quasi-experimental). We only identified studies that analyzed vascular complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Two clinical trials demonstrated efficacy in reducing cardiovascular complications, of cataract or retinopathy and nephropathy and all the quasi-experimental studies showed effectiveness in reducing feet ulcers, peripheral neuropathy and vasculopathy, and maintenance of kidney function.
authors: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Residência em Enfermagem na Saúde do Adulto e do Idoso. São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
authors: Marcela Machado
authors: MM
authors: Menezes
authors: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica e Cirúrgica. São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
authors: Camila Takáo
authors: CT
authors: Lopes
authors: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica. São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
authors: Lilia de Souza
authors: Lde S
authors: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic