SynthesisFrontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare2021
The Effectiveness of Behavior Change Techniques Underpinning Psychological Interventions to Improve Glycemic Levels for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Systematic Review Examining the Behavior Change Techniques in Medication Adherence Intervention Studies Among People With Type 2 Diabetes.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Behavioural Change Techniques in Health Coaching-Based Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Integrating Self-Management Education and Support in Routine Care of People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Conceptional Model Based on Critical Interpretive Synthesis and A Consensus-Building Participatory Consultation.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2022Pooled it
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- Improving medication adherence in type 2 diabetes: strategies for better clinical and economic outcomes.Diabetologia · 2026Review
- A Systematic Review of the Effects of Therapeutic Exercise With Psychological Interventions on Disability and Personal Outcomes in Older Adults.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Review
- Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes Remission: A Paradigm Shift inDiabetes Care and Management.Current diabetes reviews · 2024Review
- Optimizing glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: the impact of the GLIDE program's personalized digital health intervention.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2024Article
- Barriers to and enablers of type 2 diabetes screening among women with prior gestational diabetes: A qualitative study applying the Theoretical Domains Framework.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2023Article
- Identifying Strategies for Strengthening Behavioral and Social Science Research Study Conduct.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHREArticle
- Hybrid Evaluation of a Lifestyle Change Program to Prevent the Development of Type 2 Diabetes Among Individuals With Prediabetes: Intended and Observed Changes in Intervening Mechanisms.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
An existing systematic review and meta-analysis found a significant reduction in glycemic levels for adults with type 2 diabetes who received a psychological intervention over control conditions. To help develop effective interventions in the future, there is a need to understand the active ingredients which underpin these psychological interventions. We conducted a secondary meta-analysis including 67 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reported in English. We reviewed the psychological intervention descriptions of the included studies of the existing review and extracted the behavior change techniques (BCTs) according to the BCT taxonomy (BCTTv1). We also extracted information on primary behavioral target versus primary outcome, and presence of fidelity assessment. The most frequent BCTs across RCTs were 'social support (unspecified)' (n=50), 'problem solving' (n=38) and 'goal setting (behavior') (n=30). These BCTs were independently associated with a significant reduction in glycemic levels (HbA1c) compared to control conditions, but not significantly different from studies that did not include these BCTs. Meta-regressions revealed no significant associations between HbA1c, and psychological intervention category (counselling versus cognitive behavioral therapy interventions) (p=0.84), frequency of BCTs per psychological intervention (p=0.29), primary behavioral target versus primary outcome (p=0.48), or presence of fidelity assessment (p=0.15). Social support (unspecified), problem solving, and goal setting (behavior) could be useful BCTs to develop psychological interventions for people with type 2 diabetes to improve glycemic levels. However, more research is required to understand which combination of individual BCTs are most effective for this population. Systematic Review Registration: Registered with the international prospective register of systematic reviews registration (PROSPERO) CRD42016033619.
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