Family-Based Digital Storytelling to Support Daily Diabetic Foot Self-Care: A Narrative Review

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetic foot complications require sustained self-care behaviours and effective educational strategies within community and family nursing contexts. Objective: This review aimed to synthesise evidence on family-based digital storytelling as a nursing education strategy to support daily diabetic foot self-care Methods: : A narrative review was conducted using searches of PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. Relevant peer-reviewed articles published between 2020 and 2025 were analysed using narrative thematic synthesis guided by nursing theoretical perspectives. Results: Ten studies were included. .Five themes emerged: family co-regulation,, narrative meaning-making, emotional activation, procedural guidance, and behavioural continuity. Combined, family involvement and narrative learning consistently sustained daily self-care behaviours. Conclusion: Family-based digital storytelling ensures daily diabetic foot care continuity through emotional and relational engagement. Mechanistically, nursing curricula should integrate narrative digital competencies, while community nurses can adopt this scalable method as a standardized clinical protocol to replace traditional, low-adherence pamphlets