The TELE-DD Randomised Controlled Trial on Treatment Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Comorbid Depression: Clinical Outcomes after 18-Month Follow-Up.

ABSTRACT: Clinical depression is associated with poorer adherence to hypoglycaemic medication in patients with diabetes mellitus, leading to poorer glycaemic control, diabetes management, and increased complications. The main aim of the TELE-DD trial was to demonstrate the efficacy of a proactive and psychoeducational telephonic intervention based on motivational interviewing and collaborative care to reduce nonadherence and improve prognosis in individuals with diabetes mellitus and concurrent depression.

Design

The TELE-DD project is a three-phased prospective study including a nested randomised controlled trial.

Methods

The baseline cohort included the entire population of adult patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and concurrent depression. A randomised controlled trial was cond

SUBMITTER: Hoyo MLLD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9819481 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature