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Ling-Na Kong1, Ping Hu1, Qing-Hua Zhao2
1School of Nursing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Aims:
To assess the effect of peer support intervention on diabetes distress in people with type 2 diabetes.
Background:
Diabetes distress may be decreased by peer support intervention, but findings about the effect of peer support on diabetes distress have been mixed.
Design:
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.
Data Sources:
PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and CINAHL databases were searched for randomized controlled trials from inception to 30 June 2018.
Review Methods:
Investigators assessed eligibility, extracted data, and assessed methodological quality. Standardized mean difference and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for pooled effect size.
Results:
A total of 13 studies included in systematic review and 10 in meta-analysis. In the random-effects model, the pooled effect size showed current peer support intervention did not significantly reduce diabetes distress in type 2 diabetes population compared with usual care.
Conclusion:
High quality and well-designed studies targeting at reducing diabetes distress are needed to further test the effect of peer support intervention on diabetes distress.
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