SynthesisAnnals of family medicine2016
Peer Support Interventions for Adults With Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Hemoglobin A
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative efficacy of social support on glycemic control for type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries or among minoritized groups in high-income countries: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Lifestyle interventions for type 2 diabetes management among migrants and ethnic minorities living in industrialized countries: a systematic review and meta-analyses.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2021Pooled it
- Self-management in face-to-face peer support for adults with type 2 diabetes living in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Supported self-management for people with type 2 diabetes: a meta-review of quantitative systematic reviews.BMJ open · 2018Pooled it
- Aspects of Multicomponent Integrated Care Promote Sustained Improvement in Surrogate Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Diabetes care · 2018Pooled 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
- Facilitators of peer leader retention within a Type 2 diabetes intervention trial for US Latinos/Hispanics of Mexican origin.Health education research · 2023Trial
- Integrating shared decision-making into primary care: lessons learned from a multi-centre feasibility randomized controlled trial.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2021Trial
- Mobile-Enhanced Peer Support for African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Trial
- Shared Medical Appointments and Mindfulness for Type 2 Diabetes-A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Trial
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- Peer Coaching to Improve Diabetes Self-Management Among Low-Income Black Veteran Men: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Enrollment and Engagement.Annals of family medicineTrial
- Strengthening diabetes education and peer support in South Africa: Insights from a national stakeholder convening ahead of the 2025 Diabetes Summit.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- From local challenges to local solutions: Insights from the 2025 Diabetes Summit Innovation Showcase.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 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
- Autonomous Motivation Trajectory Following Adoption of a Team-Based Gamification App Among Adults With Diabetes: 1-Year Formative Longitudinal Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Living with early-onset type 2 diabetes in young adulthood: a narrative review of lived experience and implications for developmentally appropriate care.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes Summit Recommendations on Implementation of Diabetes Management in CKD: From Primary to Data-Driven Collaborative Care.Kidney international reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposePeer support intervention trials have shown varying effects on glycemic control. We aimed to estimate the effect of peer support interventions delivered by people affected by diabetes (those with the disease or a caregiver) on hemoglobin A
methodsWe searched multiple databases from 1960 to November 2015, including Ovid MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, and Scopus. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of adults with diabetes receiving peer support interventions compared with otherwise similar care. Seventeen of 205 retrieved studies were eligible for inclusion. Quality was assessed with the Cochrane risk of bias tool. We calculated the standardized mean difference (SMD) of change in HbA
resultsSeventeen studies (3 cluster RCTs, 14 RCTs) with 4,715 participants showed an improvement in pooled HbA
conclusionsPeer support interventions for diabetes overall achieved a statistically significant but minor improvement in HbA
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