Effectiveness and safety of patient activation interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes: systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.
J Gen Intern Med
; 29(8): 1166-76, 2014 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24733301
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Patient activation interventions (PAIs) engage patients in care by promoting increased knowledge, confidence, and/or skills for disease self-management. However, little is known about the impact of these interventions on a wide range of outcomes for adults with type 2 diabetes (DM2), or which of these interventions, if any, have the greatest impact on glycemic control.METHODS:
Electronic databases were searched from inception through November 2011. Of 16,290 citations, two independent reviewers identified 138 randomized trials comparing PAIs to usual care/control groups in adults with DM2 that reported intermediate or long-term outcomes or harms. For meta-analyses of continuous outcomes, we used a random-effects model to derive pooled weighted mean differences (WMD). For all-cause mortality, we calculated the pooled odds ratio (OR) using Peto's method. We assessed statistical heterogeneity using the I (2) statistic and conducted meta-regression using a random-effects model when I (2) > 50 %. A priori meta-regression primary variables included intervention strategies, intervention leader, baseline outcome value, quality, and study duration.RESULTS:
PAIs modestly reduced intermediate outcomes [A1c WMD 0.37 %, CI 0.28-0.45 %, I (2) 83 %; SBP WMD 2.2 mmHg, CI 1.0-3.5 mmHg, I (2) 72 %; body weight WMD 2.3 lbs, CI 1.3-3.2 lbs, I (2) 64 %; and LDL-c WMD 4.2 mg/dL, CI 1.5-6.9 mg/dL, I (2) 64 %]. The evidence was moderate for A1c, low/very low for other intermediate outcomes, low for long-term mortality and very low for complications. Interventions had no effect on hypoglycemia (evidence low) or short-term mortality (evidence moderate). Higher baseline A1c, pharmacist-led interventions, and longer follow-up were associated with larger A1c improvements. No intervention strategy outperformed any other in adjusted meta-regression.CONCLUSIONS:
PAIs modestly improve A1c in adults with DM2 without increasing short-term mortality. These results support integration of these interventions into primary care for adults with uncontrolled glycemia, and provide evidence to insurers who do not yet cover these programs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Participation
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Self Care
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Early Medical Intervention
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Patient Safety
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Gen Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article