SynthesisBMJ open2015
The effectiveness of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in BMJ open, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04438551 (Software Application for Low-Sodium Diet Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Software Application for Low-Sodium Diet Trial (SALT): A Pilot Study
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Self-management of type 2 diabetes in gulf cooperation council countries: A systematic review.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Web-Based Return of Individual Patient-Reported Outcome Results Among Patients With Lymphoma: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- A Digital Self-management Program (Help to Overcome Problems Effectively) for People Living With Cancer: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Community Program Improves Quality of Life and Self-Management in Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus and Comorbidity.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2018Trial
- Father-inclusive chatbot-based prenatal education during COVID-19 pandemic enhances maternal-fetal attachment in Korean primigravida women across levels of partner support.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the Characteristics of Men Aged 55+ Who Use Mental Health Community Care and Support Services: A Secondary Analysis of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Study in England.Journal of aging and health · 2025Article
- Impact of Chronic Disease Self-Management Program on the Self-Perceived Health of People in Areas of Social Vulnerability in Asturias, Spain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Post-stroke diabetes management: a qualitative study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Effects of home visiting programmes on community-dwelling older adults with chronic multimorbidity: a scoping review.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- 'I turned in my man card': a qualitative study of the experiences, coping styles and support needs of men with systemic sclerosis.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Food and the prison environment: a meta-ethnography of global first-hand experiences of food, meals and eating in custody.Health & justice · 2023Article
- 'It's made me feel less isolated because there are other people who are experiencing the same or very similar to you': Men's experiences of using mental health support groups.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
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- People's preferences for self-management support.Health services research · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of integrated care interventions for patients with long-term conditions: a review of systematic reviews.Integrated healthcare journal · 2022Review
- Identifying Self-Management Support Needs for Pregnant Women With Opioid Misuse in Online Health Communities: Mixed Methods Analysis of Web Posts.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, and Their Associations with HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021Review
- Help to Overcome Problems Effectively for Cancer Survivors: Development and Evaluation of a Digital Self-Management Program.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- The importance of sex as a risk factor for hospital readmissions due to pulmonary diseases.BMC public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the effectiveness of self-management support interventions in men with long-term conditions.
methodsA quantitative systematic review with meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was searched to identify published reviews of self-management support interventions. Relevant reviews were screened to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of self-management support interventions conducted in men alone, or which analysed the effects of interventions by sex. REVIEW
methodsData on relevant outcomes, patient populations, intervention type and study quality were extracted. Quality appraisal was conducted using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. Meta-analysis was conducted to compare the effects of interventions in men, women, and mixed-sex sub-groups.
results40 RCTs of self-management support interventions in men, and 20 eligible RCTs where an analysis by sex was reported, were included in the review. Meta-analysis suggested that physical activity, education, and peer support-based interventions have a positive impact on quality of life in men. However, there is currently insufficient evidence to make strong statements about whether self-management support interventions show larger, similar or smaller effects in men compared with women and mixed-sex groups.
conclusionsClinicians may wish to consider whether certain types of self-management support (eg, physical activity, education, peer support) are particularly effective in men, although more research is needed to fully determine and explore this.
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