SynthesisEndocrinology, diabetes & metabolism2021
Effectiveness of interventions based on patient empowerment in the control of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of randomized controlled trials.
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- Randomised controlled trials on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in African countries: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of interventions based on patient empowerment in the control of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of randomized controlled trials.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2021Pooled it
- Factors associated with patient empowerment in Spanish adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional analysis.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Trial
- Evaluating the implementation of group empowerment for people with type 2 diabetes at Grassy Park Community Day Centre, Cape Town: A convergent mixed-methods study.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Article
- Mammography Screening Among Women Living With HIV in the United States: A Quantitative Analysis of the Role of Health Care Empowerment.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · 2025Article
- Development and pilot testing of an empowerment-based educational app for complementary therapies in diabetes: a Delphi study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Effect of empowerment-based interventions on self-efficacy and self-care capacity among patients with sickle cell disease: A randomized controlled trial.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Article
- Patient-Perceived Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Exploratory Study.The science of diabetes self-management and care · 2024Article
- Person-Centred Diabetes Care: Examining Patient Empowerment and Diabetes-Specific Quality of Life in Slovenian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A Mobile App (Concerto) to Empower Hospitalized Patients in a Swiss University Hospital: Development, Design, and Implementation Report.JMIR medical informatics · 2024Article
- Facilitators and barriers to home blood pressure monitoring among pregnant women in Ghana: a mixed-methods analysis of patient perspectives.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Perspectives for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Patients' and family caregivers' experiences and perceptions about factors hampering or facilitating patient empowerment for self-management of hypertension and diabetes in Cameroon.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Healthcare providers' and policymakers' experiences and perspectives on barriers and facilitators to chronic disease self-management for people living with hypertension and diabetes in Cameroon.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Treatment Adherence in CKD and Support From Health care Providers: A Qualitative Study.Kidney medicine · 2022 · on this mapArticle
- Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes of South Benin: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cultural Considerations for the Adaptation of a Diabetes Self-Management Education Program in Cotonou, Benin: Lessons Learned from a Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: It is estimated that 1.6 million deaths worldwide were directly caused by diabetes in 2016, and the burden of diabetes has been increasing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries. This study reviews existing interventions based on patient empowerment and their effectiveness in controlling diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. Method: PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Global Health were searched through August 2018, for randomized controlled trials of educational interventions on adherence to the medication plan and lifestyle changes among adults aged 18 years and over with type 2 diabetes. Random-effects meta-analysis was used. Results: Eleven publications from nine studies involving 2743 participants met the inclusion criteria. The duration of interventions with group education and individual education ranged from 3 to 12 months. For six studies comprising 1549 participants with meta-analysable data on glycaemic control (HbA1c), there were statistically significant differences between intervention and control groups: mean difference was -0.57 [95% confidence interval (CI) -0.75, -0.40] ( Conclusion: This review supports the findings that interventions based on patient empowerment may improve glycaemia (HbA1c) and blood pressure in patients with diabetes. The long-term and lifestyle interventions appear to be the most effective interventions for glycaemic control.
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