Evaluative instruments of patients' knowledge about systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus: A scoping review

Aim: To map out the evaluative instruments used by nurses to measure the knowledge of patients affected by hypertension and diabetes. Background: The construction of evaluative instruments has gained more and more space in Brazil, in nursing, evaluative instruments of knowledge are very relevant, they make it possible to diagnose the knowledge of patients in an area and analyze its evolution over time. Design: Scoping review. Methods: This is a scope review, guided by the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute. To conduct the research, a structured question was created based on the Population strategy (nurses), Concept (instruments for measuring patients' knowledge) and Context (Systemic Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus). Results: Data analysis occurred with the synthesis of selected studies. Out of 1746 articles found in the searched databases, after removing duplication, 1244 articles remained. After reading the abstracts and titles, 955 articles were not included. After reading 289 articles in their entirety, 21 articles were included because they met the established inclusion criteria. We highlight the development of questionnaires with a peer review process and application for validation in the population, knowledge evaluation via previously constructed and internationally validated questionnaires, and cross-cultural adaptation of evaluative questionnaires for different Title Page (with Author Details) realities of the proposal. Conclusions: The evidences elucidated that the knowledge measurement questionnaires are valid and constitute a relevant mechanism for evaluating users of health services.