Interventions With Adherence-Promoting Components in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes
Open Access
- 1 July 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 33 (7), 1658-1664
- https://doi.org/10.2337/dc09-2268
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review interventions with adherence-promoting components and document their impact on glycemic control via meta-analysis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Data from 15 studies that met the following criteria were subjected to meta-analysis: 1) randomized, controlled trial, 2) study sample included youth aged <19 years, 3) youth had type 1 diabetes, 4) study reported results on glycemic control; and 5) study reported use of adherence- or self-management–promoting components. RESULTS: The 15 studies included 997 youth with type 1 diabetes. The mean effect size for pre- to posttreatment change for the intervention versus control group comparison was 0.11 (95% CI −0.01 to 0.23). This is a small effect, demonstrating very modest improvements in glycemic control. However, analysis for the pre- to posttreatment effects for the intervention group alone did show significant variability [Q(14) = 33.11; P < 0.05]. Multicomponent interventions, those that targeted emotional, social, or family processes that facilitate diabetes management, were more potent than interventions just targeting a direct, behavioral process (e.g., increase in blood glucose monitoring frequency). CONCLUSIONS: Interventions that focus on direct, behavioral processes and neglect emotional, social, and family processes are unlikely to have an impact on glycemic control; multicomponent interventions showed more robust effects on A1C. Future clinical research should focus on refining interventions and gathering more efficacy and effectiveness data on health outcomes of the pediatric patients treated with these interventions.Keywords
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