Sexuality and self-esteem of patients with diabetic ulcers

Abstract

Diabetic ulcers are considered a serious complication of Diabetes Mellitus due to the high rate of amputation of extremities causing high rates of morbidity and mortality. Objective: To know the impacts on sexuality and self-esteem of patients with diabetic ulcers. Method: Integrative literature review, carried out in the databases: Scientific Eletronic Library Online and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Google Scholar, Literature Medical Analysis and Retrieval System Onlinee in the Nursing Database, published between 2010 to 2020, with descriptors: Diabetic ulcer; Body image; Quality of life; Diabetes mellitus; Sexuality, ulcer. The crossing was performed using the Boolean operator "AND". Results: After analyzing the selected articles, 10 articles made up the sample. Conclusion: The role of nursing in the context of the trajectory of patients with diabetic ulcers is essential in the implementation of dressings to treat the wound and in the education process to promote self-care.