Effect of community-based nurse-led support intervention in the reduction of HbA1c levels

Juan Li; Fang Yang; Jie Wang; Yanli Tao

doi:10.1111/phn.13119

Effect of community-based nurse-led support intervention in the reduction of HbA1c levels

Public Health Nurs. 2022 Nov;39(6):1318-1333. doi: 10.1111/phn.13119. Epub 2022 Aug 27.

Authors

Juan Li¹, Fang Yang¹, Jie Wang², Yanli Tao²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
² Department of Neurology, Hubei University of Medicine, China.

PMID: 36029098
DOI: 10.1111/phn.13119

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the effect of community based Nurse-led support intervention in the reduction of HbA1c levels compared to usual care.

Design and methods: A systematic search of four electronic databases was conducted until August 2021 including RCTs to check for a reduction in HbA1c levels in Nurse-led intervention arm.

Results: Twenty-one trials involving 4649 diabetic individuals were included in the review. The pooled mean difference in the reduction of HbA1c in the intervention group was found to be -0.421 (95% CI: -0.59 to -0.25).

Conclusion and evidence: Nurse-led educational intervention proved beneficial in the control of HbA1c among diabetic individuals.

Keywords: HbA1c; Nurse-led inventions; diabetes mellitus; non-communicable diseases; nurses; usual care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis
Humans
Nurse's Role
Nurses*
Self Care

Substances

Glycated Hemoglobin A