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Diabetes self-management programmes in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2013
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (5); Iran (2); Korea - South (2); Austria (1); Belgium (1); Germany (1); Taiwan (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (5); Iran (2); Korea - South (2); Austria (1); Belgium (1); Germany (1); Taiwan (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Self-management
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Skills and competencies development
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Diabetes
    Technologies
    Devices
    Sectors
    Primary care
    Home care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Nurse
    Allied health professional
Publication details
  • Citation
    Sherifali D, Bai JW, Kenny M, Warren R, Ali MU. Diabetes self-management programmes in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetic Medicine. 2015.
  • DOI
    10.1111/dme.12780

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