Structured diabetes self-management education and glycaemic control in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine the association between structured diabetes self-management education (DSME) and glycaemic control in persons living with diabetes (PLD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases were searched up to June 2020 for intervention studies on the effect of structured DSME on glycaemic control in PLD in LMICs (PROSPERO registration CRD42020164857). The primary outcome was reduction in glycated haemoglobin. Included studies were assessed for risk of bias (RoB) with the Cochrane RoB tool for randomised trials. Findings were summarized in a narrative synthesis.

Results

Out of 154 abstracts retrieved and screened for eligibility, nine studies with a total of 1389 participants were included in the review. The struc

SUBMITTER: Lamptey R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539947 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature