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Trial reportActa diabetologica2021

Telehealth strategy to mitigate the negative psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Janine Alessi, Giovana Berger de Oliveira, Debora Wilke Franco, Alice Scalzilli Becker, Carolina Padilla Knijnik, Gabriel Luiz Kobe, Bibiana Brino Amaral, Ariane de Brito, Beatriz D Schaan, Gabriela Heiden Telo

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Acta diabetologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Janine AlessiPostgraduate Program in Endocrinology, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, nº 2400, 2° andar, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil. janinealessi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4311-3307
Giovana Berger de OliveiraSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, nº 6681, prédio 12A, Porto Alegre, RS, 90160-092, Brazil.
Debora Wilke FrancoSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, nº 6681, prédio 12A, Porto Alegre, RS, 90160-092, Brazil.
Alice Scalzilli BeckerSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, nº 6681, prédio 12A, Porto Alegre, RS, 90160-092, Brazil.
Carolina Padilla KnijnikSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, nº 6681, prédio 12A, Porto Alegre, RS, 90160-092, Brazil.
Gabriel Luiz KobeSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, nº 6681, prédio 12A, Porto Alegre, RS, 90160-092, Brazil.
Bibiana Brino AmaralSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, nº 6681, prédio 12A, Porto Alegre, RS, 90160-092, Brazil.
Ariane de BritoPostgraduate Program in Endocrinology, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, nº 2400, 2° andar, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil.
Beatriz D SchaanPostgraduate Program in Endocrinology, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, nº 2400, 2° andar, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil.
Gabriela Heiden TeloDivision of Internal Medicine, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, nº 6690, 6º andar, Porto Alegre, RS, 90160-092, Brazil.
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo assess the impact of teleintervention on mental health parameters in type 2 diabetes patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

methodsThis is a controlled randomized trial for a multidisciplinary telehealth intervention in Southern Brazil, with social distancing measures. Adults aged 18 years or older with previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes were included in the study. The intervention performed was a set of strategies to help patients stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic and included the maintaining of telephone contacts and providing educational materials on issues related to mental health, healthy habits, and diabetes care. The primary outcome was a positive screening for mental health disorders (Self-Reporting Questionnaire) after 16 weeks of intervention. A positive screening for mental health disorders was considered when the survey scored greater than or equal to 7. Secondary outcomes included a positive screening for diabetes-related emotional distress (Problem Areas in Diabetes), eating (Eating Attitudes Test), and sleep disorders (Mini Sleep Questionnaire). Comparisons with χ

resultsA total of 91 individuals agreed to participate (46 intervention group and 45 control group). There were no differences in demographic and clinical data at baseline. After 16 weeks of follow-up, a positive screening for mental health disorders was found in 37.0% of participants in the intervention group vs. 57.8% in the control group (P = 0.04). Diabetes-related emotional distress was found in 21.7% of participants in the intervention group vs. 42.2% in the control group (P = 0.03). No differences were found between groups with regard to eating and sleep disorders.

conclusionThis study demonstrated that maintaining remote connections with health professionals during social distancing and quarantine have the potential to reduce the prevalence of positive screening for mental health disorders and diabetes-related emotional distress in adults with type 2 diabetes.

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AdultAgedBrazilCOVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPatient Care TeamPrevalencePsychological DistressQuarantineSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 pandemicDiabetes-related distressTeleinterventionType 2 diabetes

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PMID33723649
PMCPMC7959296
OpenAlexW3139489489

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