Trial reportAnnals of family medicine2015
Puentes hacia una mejor vida (Bridges to a Better Life): Outcome of a Diabetes Control Peer Support Intervention.
Trial report in Annals of family medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Alliance to Control Diabetes
A Peer Support Program to Enhance Treatment Adherence in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Multilevel and Multidomain Interventions on Glycemic Control in U.S. Hispanic Populations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary outcomes of community-based CVD preventive interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Quality improvement strategies for diabetes care: Effects on outcomes for adults living with diabetes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of diabetes self-management education on glycemic control in Latino adults with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Patient education and counseling · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of peer support interventions on cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- Peer Support Interventions for Adults With Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Hemoglobin AAnnals of family medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Facilitators of peer leader retention within a Type 2 diabetes intervention trial for US Latinos/Hispanics of Mexican origin.Health education research · 2023Trial
- Peer mentorship to improve self-management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: a randomised feasibility trial.BMJ open · 2021Trial
- Peer support to improve diabetes care: an implementation evaluation of the Australasian Peers for Progress Diabetes Program.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Using Mobile Health to Improve Social Support for Low-Income Latino Patients with Diabetes: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Feasibility Trial of TExT-MED + FANS.Diabetes technology & therapeutics · 2018Trial
- Psychometric analysis of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support Short Form scales (OHBSS-SF) among Mexican-American adults.Research square · 2026Article
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring Intervention for Hispanic Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Receiving Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Pragmatic Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Diabetes and cancer incidence among adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.Cancer · 2026Article
- A rapid systematic review of the effect of health or peer volunteers for diabetes self-management: Synthesizing evidence to guide social prescribing.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Diabetes distress mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and glycaemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes: Findings from a multi-site diabetes peer support intervention.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2023Article
- Impact of Delivering a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention:Journal of health science & education · 2023Article
- What is the volume, diversity and nature of recent, robust evidence for the use of peer support in health and social care? An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Review
- 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
- The Impact of Peer Support on Patient Outcomes in Adults With Physical Health Conditions: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2021Article
- Correlates of low-adherence to oral hypoglycemic medications among Hispanic/Latinos of Mexican heritage with Type 2 Diabetes in the United States.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2019Article
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7 authors.
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Abstract
purposePeer support can promote diabetes control, yet research on feasible and effective peer support models is lacking. This randomized controlled trial tested a volunteer-based model of peer support for diabetes control.
methodsThirty-four volunteer peer leaders were recruited and trained to provide support to 5 to 8 patients each through telephone contact, in-person, individual, and group support. Planned dose was 8 contacts, preferably in the first 6 months. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes were randomly sampled from the medical records of 3 community clinics. After a baseline interview and medical records review to obtain baseline values for the primary outcome, HbA1c, 336 patient participants were randomly assigned to a 12-month peer support intervention or usual care. The assessment protocol was repeated at 6 and 12 months after baseline.
resultsThirty peer leaders delivered an average of 4 contacts each per assigned participant (range 1-24). Despite the lack of intervention fidelity, the intervention was effective at reducing glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among intervention as compared with usual care participants (P=0.05). Similar trends were observed in frequency of meeting fruit and vegetable guidelines (P =0.09), a secondary outcome. Counterintuitively, usual care participants reported checking their feet more days out of 7 than intervention participants (P =0.03).
conclusionsGiven the modest changes we observed, combined with other evidence for peer support to promote diabetes control, additional research is needed on how to modify the system of care to increase the level of peer support delivered by volunteers.
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