Background Clinical guidelines differ regarding their recommended blood glucose targets
for patients with type 1 diabetes and recent studies on patients with type 2 diabetes suggest …

Background: Behavioral programs may improve outcomes for individuals with type 2
diabetes mellitus, but there is a large diversity of behavioral interventions and uncertainty …

Background People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show considerable
variation in symptoms, limitations, and well‐being; this often complicates medical care. A …

Background Many systematic reviews exist on interventions to improve safe and effective
medicines use by consumers, but research is distributed across diseases, populations and …

Importance Persistently poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (PPDM) is common and causes
poor outcomes. Comprehensive telehealth interventions could help address PPDM, but …

Background Chronic diseases are increasingly prevalent in Western countries. Once
hospitalised, the chance for another hospitalisation increases sharply with large impact on …

The prevalence of dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean is growing rapidly,
increasing the burden placed on caregivers. Exacerbated by fragile health-care systems …

Background To assess the effects of peer support at improving glycemic control in patients
with type 2 diabetes. Methods Relevant electronic databases were sought for this …

The non-development of the concept of patient knowledge empowerment for disease self-
management and the non-development of the theory of patient knowledge empowerment in …

Background Diabetes type 2 is an increasing problem worldwide that may be managed
through education. Text-messaging using a cell phone can assist with self-care. The aim of …