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Self management interventions for type 2 diabetes in adult people with severe mental illness

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2016
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Title
Self management interventions for type 2 diabetes in adult people with severe mental illness
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2016
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011361.pub2
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Hayley McBain, Kathleen Mulligan, Mark Haddad, Chris Flood, Julia Jones, Alan Simpson

Abstract

People with severe mental illness are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as those without severe mental illness. Treatment guidelines for type 2 diabetes recommend that structured education should be integrated into routine care and should be offered to all. However, for people with severe mental illness, physical health may be a low priority, and motivation to change may be limited. These additional challenges mean that the findings reported in previous systematic reviews of diabetes self management interventions may not be generalised to those with severe mental illness, and that tailored approaches to effective diabetes education may be required for this population. To assess the effects of diabetes self management interventions specifically tailored for people with type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness. We searched the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) Search Portal, ClinicalTrials.gov and grey literature. The date of the last search of all databases was 07 March 2016. Randomised controlled trials of diabetes self management interventions for people with type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness. Two review authors independently screened abstracts and full-text articles, extracted data and conducted the risk of bias assessment. We used a taxonomy of behaviour change techniques and the framework for behaviour change theory to describe the theoretical basis of the interventions and active ingredients. We used the GRADE method (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation Working Group) to assess trials for overall quality of evidence. We included one randomised controlled trial involving 64 participants with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The average age of participants was 54 years; participants had been living with type 2 diabetes for on average nine years, and with their psychiatric diagnosis since they were on average 28 years of age. Investigators evaluated the 24-week Diabetes Awareness and Rehabilitation Training (DART) programme in comparison with usual care plus information (UCI). Follow-up after trial completion was six months. Risk of bias was mostly unclear but was high for selective reporting. Trial authors did not report on diabetes-related complications, all-cause mortality, adverse events, health-related quality of life nor socioeconomic effects. Twelve months of data on self care behaviours as measured by total energy expenditure showed a mean of 2148 kcal for DART and 1496 kcal for UCI (52 participants; very low-quality evidence), indicating no substantial improvement. The intervention did not have a substantial effect on glycosylated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at 6 or 12 months of follow-up (12-month HbA1c data 7.9% for DART vs 6.9% for UCI; 52 participants; very low-quality evidence). Researchers noted small improvements in body mass index immediately after the intervention was provided and at six months, along with improved weight post intervention. Diabetes knowledge and self efficacy improved immediately following receipt of the intervention, and knowledge also at six months. The intervention did not improve blood pressure. Evidence is insufficient to show whether type 2 diabetes self management interventions for people with severe mental illness are effective in improving outcomes. Researchers must conduct additional trials to establish efficacy, and to identify the active ingredients in these interventions and the people most likely to benefit from them.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Unknown 560 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 100 18%
Student > Bachelor 70 12%
Researcher 52 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 49 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 29 5%
Other 85 15%
Unknown 178 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 123 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 98 17%
Psychology 50 9%
Social Sciences 24 4%
Computer Science 10 2%
Other 65 12%
Unknown 193 34%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

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