A systematic review and meta-analysis of trials of social network interventions in type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In the care of patients with type 2 diabetes, self-management is emphasised and studied while theory and observations suggest that patients also benefit from social support. We sought to assess the effect of social network interventions on social support, glycaemic control and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Research design and methods

We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EBM Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL through April 2017 for randomised clinical trials (RCTs) of social network interventions in patients with type 2 diabetes. Reviewers working independently and in duplicate assessed eligibility and risk of bias, and extracted data from eligible RCTs. We pooled estimates using inverse variance rando

SUBMITTER: Spencer-Bonilla G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5629689 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature