Why the study?
Self-management is important for patients with T2DM and depends on the method used, motivating a summary of potential self-management methods to improve self-empowerment.
Do self-management methods improve clinical markers and health behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Population
T2DM patients across 22 included studies
Comparison
Various self-management techniques
Design
Narrative review across 5 databases
Authors
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May guide T2DM self-management education; leaves open optimal methods for empowerment pending rigorous trials.
Do self-management methods improve clinical markers and health behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Various self-management methods, such as goal-setting and family-centered approaches, are effective in improving clinical markers and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Sukartini et al. (2023) studied this question.