Current evidence for designing self-management support for underserved populations: an integrative review using the example of diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

With numerous and continuing attempts at adapting diabetes self-management support programmes to better account for underserved populations, its important that the lessons being learned are understood and shared. The work we present here reviews the latest evidence and best practice in designing and embedding culturally and socially sensitive, self-management support programmes.

Methods

We explored the literature with regard to four key design considerations of diabetes self-management support programmes: Composition - the design and content of written materials and digital tools and interfaces; Structure - the combination of individual and group sessions, their frequency, and the overall duration of programmes; Facilitators - the combination of individuals used to deli

SUBMITTER: Litchfield I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496394 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature