Trial reportBMC family practice2013
Testing a peer support intervention for people with type 2 diabetes: a pilot for a randomised controlled trial.
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- Peer mentorship to improve self-management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: a randomised feasibility trial.BMJ open · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Using Peer on Self-Care, Quality of Life, and Adherence in Elderly People with Coronary Artery Disease.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2021Trial
- Impact of community based peer support in type 2 diabetes: a cluster randomised controlled trial of individual and/or group approaches.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Implementation and Evaluation of Peer Ambassador Support to Patients Newly Diagnosed With Hematological Cancer and Their Caregivers.Nursing research and practice · 2025Article
- Diabetes self-management education (DSME) for older persons in Western countries: A scoping review.PloS one · 2023Article
- Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and value of volunteer peer mentors in supporting self-management of osteoarthritis: a qualitative evaluation.Disability and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Predictors and Effects of Participation in Peer Support: A Prospective Structural Equation Modeling Analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Article
- Peer-to-Peer Support and Changes in Health and Well-being in Older Adults Over Time.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Self-management Education Program: The Case of Glycemic Control of Type 2 Diabetes.Oman medical journal · 2021Review
- The effect of peer group on self-care behaviors and glycemic index in elders with type II diabetes.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- Effect of a nutrition education programme on the metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a level 5 Hospital in Kenya: "a randomized controlled trial".BMC nutrition · 2020Article
- From peer-based to peer-led: redefining the role of peers across the hepatitis C care pathway: HepCare Europe.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2019Observational
- How patient and community involvement in diabetes research influences health outcomes: A realist review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2019Review
- Total/high density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalization nadir in type 2 diabetes.Journal of lipid research · 2018Article
- Development of a supported self-management intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes and a learning disability.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2018Article
- Can peer support be cost saving? An economic evaluation of RAPSID: a randomized controlled trial of peer support in diabetes compared to usual care alone in East of England communities.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2017Article
- Challenges in the Ethical Review of Peer Support Interventions.Annals of family medicine · 2015Article
- The relationship between diabetes attitudes and treatment among free clinic patients and volunteers.Journal of community health · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with Type 2 diabetes face various psycho-social, self-management and clinical care issues and evidence is mixed whether support from others with diabetes, 'peer support', can help. We now describe a 2 month pilot study of different peer support interventions.
methodsThe intervention was informed by formative evaluation using semi-structured interviews with health professionals, community support groups and observation of diabetes education and support groups. Invitations to participate were mailed from 4 general practices and included a survey of barriers to care. Participants were randomized by practice to receive individual, group, combined (both individual and group) or no peer support. Evaluation included ethnographic observation, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires at baseline and post-intervention.
resultsOf 1,101 invited, 15% expressed an interest in participating in the pilot. Sufficient numbers volunteered to become peer supporters, although 50% of these (8/16) withdrew. Those in the pilot were similar to other patients, but were less likely to feel they knew enough about diabetes (60.8% vs 44.6% p = 0.035) and less likely to be happy with the diabetes education/care to date (75.4% vs 55.4% p = 0.013). Key issues identified were the need to recruit peer supporters directly rather than through clinicians, to address participant diabetes educational needs early and the potential for group sessions to have lower participation rates than 1:1 sessions.
conclusionsRecruitment to a full trial of peer support within the existing study design is feasible with some amendments. Attendance emerged as a key issue needing close monitoring and additional intervention during the trial.
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