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Peer support for patients with type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial

Author: Smith, S. M. Country/countries: N/A Number of patients participating in the study: 395 This study was focused on patients living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques lead by peers delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+P+G
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Peer Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence Medication (or other treatment) adherence Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS)
Blood-pressure Systolic pressure N/A
Dietary habits Dietary habits N/A
HbA1C Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) N/A
Lipid profile Total cholesterol N/A
Physical activity Physical activity N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy N/A
Self-management behaviours Foot care N/A
Self-monitoring Glucose self-monitoring Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) [Blood Sugar Testing]
Weight (management) BMI - Body Mass Index N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 64.6 years (+/- a standard deviation of 11.07) Gender: 181 females Time since diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: N/A Severity of the disease: 7.2 (+/- a standard deviation of 1.3) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Adherence - Medication (or other treatment) adherence
Blood-pressure - Systolic pressure
Dietary habits - Dietary habits
HbA1C - Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Lipid profile - Total cholesterol
Physical activity - Physical activity
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy
Self-management behaviours - Foot care
Self-monitoring - Glucose self-monitoring
Weight (management) - BMI - Body Mass Index

Other publications associated with this study

Cost Effectiveness of Peer Support for Type 2 Diabetes