Effectiveness of disease-management programs for improving diabetes care: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to assess the effectiveness of disease-management programs for improving glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus and to study which components of programs are associated with their effectiveness.

Methods

We searched several databases for studies published up to December 2009. We included randomized controlled trials involving adults with type 1 or 2 diabetes that evaluated the effect of disease-management programs on glycated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A₁(C)) concentrations. We performed a meta-regression analysis to determine the effective components of the programs.

Results

We included 41 randomized controlled trials in our review. Across these trials, disease-management programs resulted

SUBMITTER: Pimouguet C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3033953 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature