Evaluating the effectiveness of community health worker interventions on glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Community health worker (CHW) interventions in control of HbA1c levels in diabetes have shown varied effects in randomised controlled trials. In the systematic review reported here, we aimed to evaluate the independent effectiveness of CHW interventions on the control of HbA1c levels in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Participants

1684 participants from 7 studies were included.

Interventions

Randomised controlled trials of adults with type 2 diabetes receiving CHW interventions of at least 12 months' duration compared with usual care were eligible. Databases searched were Ovid MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register, CINAHL and Web of Science from 2000 to March 2025. Quality was assessed using the Cochrane RoB2

SUBMITTER: Evans J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265813 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature