Trial reportPloS one2019
Effectiveness of a self-management support program for type 2 diabetes patients in the first years of illness: Results from a randomized controlled trial.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Navigating Diabetes: Enhancing Self-Management through Education among Diabetic People at the Early Stages of the Disease-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Empowerment interventions designed for persons living with chronic disease - a systematic review and meta-analysis of the components and efficacy of format on patient-reported outcomes.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- 2026 EASD evidence-based clinical practice guideline for assessing and managing diabetes distress among adults with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes.Diabetologia · 2026Article
- Interventions to reduce diabetes-related distress among adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Diabetologia · 2026Article
- A phased online support program improves self-efficacy and reduces distress in type 2 diabetes patients using mixed methods design.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Untangling the role of social support in type 2 diabetes: insights from a mixed methods study in Quito, Ecuador.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Factors associated with self-management in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Italian guidelines for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.Acta diabetologica · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsTo evaluate the immediate and six-month effectiveness of a group-based self-management support program for people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (1-3 years post diagnosis) on diabetes self-care, distress and cognitions.
methodsPeople with type 2 diabetes were randomized into the intervention (four group-based interactive sessions) or the control group (a single educational lecture) with their partners. Outcomes were measured at baseline, immediately after the third course session and six months later using validated questionnaires on diabetes self-care, distress, illness perceptions, diabetes-related attitudes, empowerment and partner support. Multilevel analyses were conducted according to the intention-to-treat principle using the data from 82 intervention and 86 control group participants, to test for differences in changes over time between the two groups.
resultsThe intervention group showed a significantly higher increase in physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake immediately after the program, whereas the low baseline levels of diabetes distress remained unaffected. Furthermore, the intervention group believed their illness to be more likely to be caused by chance/bad luck, but also felt more empowered to handle their condition and its treatment immediately after the program compared with the control group. Six months later, only the differences in empowerment had persisted.
conclusionsGroup-based self-management support results in favorable short-term behavioral changes and more persistent alterations in (perceived) empowerment in people living in the first years of type 2 diabetes. In order to achieve more sustainable behavioral changes, more prolonged support is necessary. This could be achieved by integrating attention to patients' illness perceptions and continuous self-management support in regular diabetes care.
trial registrationNetherlands Trial Registry NL3158.
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