Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Vincenzo De Luca, Lutgarda Bozzetto, Clemente Giglio, Giovanni Tramontano, Giuseppina De Simone, Antonio Luciano, Luigi Lucibelli, Ada Maffettone, Michele Riccio, Geremia Romano, Ernesto Rossi, Carlos Juan Chiatti, Alexander Berler, Guido Iaccarino, Maddalena Illario, Giovanni Annuzzi
Summary: This study developed two digital solutions for self-management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and found that after an 8-month trial, the use of these solutions significantly improved patients' blood sugar control, body weight, blood pressure, and blood lipids.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jedha Dening, Karly Zacharia, Kylie Ball, Elena S. George, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Summary: This study explores participant engagement in a web-based dietary program for individuals with type 2 diabetes through a mixed methods approach. The findings indicate that sustained frequency and intensity of engagement, structured program delivery, positive affective engagement, and participant's experience of value and reward contribute to effective engagement. The user-centered development process prior to intervention delivery also plays a crucial role in facilitating positive engagement outcomes.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Julia Vazquez-de Sebastian, Andreea Ciudin, Carmina Castellano-Tejedor
Summary: This study aimed to review mHealth solutions for diabetes self-management in older adults by evaluating the effectiveness of specific psychological techniques implemented. Results showed improvements in HbA1c, self-management behaviors, and medication adherence in T2DM patients post intervention, but varied in mid-to-long term effects. The most commonly employed psychological framework was CBT, incorporating techniques such as self-monitoring, tailored motivational feedback, and psychoeducation.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lyndsay A. Nelson, Robert A. Greevy, Andrew Spieker, Kenneth A. Wallston, Tom A. Elasy, Sunil Kripalani, Chad Gentry, Erin M. Bergner, Lauren M. LeStourgeon, Sarah E. Williamson, Lindsay S. Mayberry
Summary: Text messaging interventions have high potential for reducing health disparities and improving short-term outcomes in diabetes management, but may not be sufficient for sustained long-term effects. More rigorous, long-term trials are needed to further examine the efficacy and mechanisms of such interventions.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ben S. Gerber, Alana Biggers, Jessica J. Tilton, Daphne E. Smith Marsh, Rachel Lane, Dan Mihailescu, Jungae Lee, Lisa K. Sharp
Summary: Clinical pharmacists and health coaches using mobile health tools can improve blood glucose levels in African American and Latinx populations with type 2 diabetes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohiba Ali Khowaja, Shafquat Rozi, Sobiya Sawani, Asma Ahmed
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association of medication adherence, self-care behaviors, and diabetes knowledge with Diabetes Empowerment among patients with type II diabetes. The results showed that medication adherence, self-care behaviors, and diabetes knowledge were closely related to Diabetes Empowerment. Enhancing patients' self-management ability is crucial for diabetic control.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Georgia M. Davis, Hui Shao, Francisco J. Pasquel
Summary: A novel AI-based decision support system for insulin titration in type 2 diabetes sheds light on important considerations for clinical implementation.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Filiz Selen, Ulku Polat
Summary: This study demonstrates that web-based education has a significant effect on improving diabetes self-management skills and reducing HbA1c levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes. The results show significant differences between the intervention and control groups.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
David M. Nathan, GRADE Study Res Grp, John M. Lachin, Ashok Balsubramanyam, Henry B. Burch, John B. Buse, Nicole M. Butera, Robert M. Cohen, Jill P. Crandall, Steven E. Kahn, Heidi Krause-Steinrauf, Mary E. Larkin, Neda Rasouli, Margaret Tiktin, Deborah J. Wexler, Naji Younes
Summary: In this trial, all four glucose-lowering medications added to metformin were effective in reducing glycated hemoglobin levels. Glargine and liraglutide showed modestly superior efficacy in achieving and maintaining target glycated hemoglobin levels.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yomilan Geneti, Kalkidan Wondwossen, Mekonen Adimasu, Dereje Deressa, Fekadu Aga, Magarsa Lami, Lemesa Abdisa, Seboka Abebe, Hirut Dinku
Summary: The study aimed to determine the level of adherence to diabetes self-management and associated factors among adolescents with type 1 diabetes in public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The findings revealed that more than half of the participants had poor adherence to diabetes self-management. Factors such as self-efficacy, social support, age, knowledge of the disease, and time since diagnosis of type 1 diabetes were significantly associated with adherence to diabetes self-management.
DIABETES METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OBESITY-TARGETS AND THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Dilara Cengiz, Fatos Korkmaz
Summary: This study aimed to adapt and evaluate the effectiveness of a theory-based nurse-led patient engagement intervention called PHEinAction(R) on diabetes self-management among Turkish type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. The intervention consisted of personalized care activities addressing individuals' engagement levels and covering cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects. Findings suggest that the nurse-led personalized patient engagement program could effectively promote diabetes self-management.
NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lei Hu, Xiaoyuan Jin, Yundong Li, Hongmei Wang, Dan Yang, Ziqing Zhang, Xiaoyu He, Jing Liao, Weiju Chen, Ni Gong
Summary: This study collected text data from online health communities of Chinese patients with diabetes, revealing that patients mainly focus on disease treatment, disease etiology and knowledge, and lifestyle changes. The findings indicate a gap between medical standards such as guidelines and patient needs, highlighting the importance of improving diabetes health education, guideline development strategies, and health management strategies from a patient perspective.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jing Huang, Shenglan Ding, Shuyuan Xiong, Zhiping Liu
Summary: The study found that social support, self-efficacy, and neuroticism are related to medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes. Social support and self-efficacy have direct or indirect effects on medication adherence, while neuroticism affects medication adherence through social support and self-efficacy.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Anna Wahyuni Widayanti, Susan Heydon, James A. Green, Pauline Norris
Summary: This pilot study aimed to assess the acceptability of an intensive community-based intervention for people with type 2 diabetes in Indonesia, but found no significant differences between the intervention and usual care groups. However, both groups showed improvements in HbA1c outcomes, suggesting potential indirect benefits from the project for diabetes patient care.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anthonia Okurumeh, Oluwaseyi A. Akpor, Olutoyin E. Okeya, Oghenerobor B. Akpor
Summary: This study investigated the lived experience of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a Teaching Hospital in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The findings showed that the participants experienced a range of symptoms when diagnosed with diabetes, and later experienced additional symptoms. The majority of the participants believed that diabetes was caused by heredity. Most of the participants did not experience a reduction in their normal daily activities, but faced occasional emotional disturbances, anxiety, and challenges with self-management of diabetes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Sumaiah Alrawiai, Koula Asimakopoulou, Sasha Scambler
Summary: Patient-centred care is relatively understudied in dentistry, but current guidelines encourage dentists to adopt this approach in education. Studies on patient-centred care in dentistry, definitions, and operational models are summarized in this commentary.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Koula Asimakopoulou, Neil Coulson, Dave Gilbert, Sasha Scambler
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Heather Buchanan, Jonathon Timothy Newton, Sarah R. Baker, Koula Asimakopoulou
Summary: The review summarizes the use of COM-B and TDF frameworks in oral and dental health-related studies, identifying 9 studies that used these frameworks. The studies covered a range of oral health behaviors, including child tooth brushing, fluoride varnish application, and caries lesions management.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Luigi Nibali, Melissa Shemie, Guanhong Li, Rachel Ting, Koula Asimakopoulou, Giovanni Barbagallo, Ryan Lee, Peter Eickholz, Thomas Kocher, Clemens Walter, Mario Aimetti, Stefan Rudiger
Summary: The study found that general dental practitioners are relatively confident in diagnosing periodontal furcation involvement, but lack confidence in treating it. Lack of knowledge of management/referral pathways and lack of correct equipment were identified as the biggest barriers to FI management.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Tim Newton, Blanaid Daly, Jacobo Limeres Posse, Marie Therese Hosey, Carilynne Yarascavitch, Yvonne MacAuley, Heather Buchanan, June Nunn, Ruth Freeman, Chris Stirling, Olive Healy, Koula Asimakopoulou
Summary: This paper emphasizes the need for agreement in terminology around behavior support in dentistry and makes a case for shifting behavior support from an art to a science. It outlines the importance of reaching agreement on the definition of behavior support, underlying theory, aims and values, as well as terms for specific techniques in dentistry.
SPECIAL CARE IN DENTISTRY
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Koula Asimakopoulou, Ian Mills, Patricia Neville, Sasha Scambler
Summary: The commentary agrees that person-centered care is essential in dentistry but acknowledges the challenges involved. Drawing on multidisciplinary expertise, the nature of these challenges is further interrogated, with opportunities for change identified within the literature and clinical practice. The current pandemic has shown that dental teams can rise to challenges and adapt to change, presenting an opportunity for teams to become even more person-centered.
BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Editorial Material
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Koula Asimakopoulou, George Kitsaras, Jonathon Tim Newton
Summary: This commentary summarizes the changes in oral health behavior change research and practice, identifies key barriers and challenges, and showcases key developments on the global and local level. Although there are advancements in delivering oral health behavior change, there are still limitations and challenges in its scope and applicability for oral health professionals. Recent developments highlight the importance of oral health behavior change for the future of oral health.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Camilla Bohme Kristensen, Mark Ide, Angus Forbes, Koula Asimakopoulou
Summary: This scoping review aims to map out psychologically informed oral health interventions in pregnancy and type 2 diabetes in order to develop a new behavioral intervention for promoting oral health-related behaviors in women with gestational diabetes. As there is no existing literature on oral health interventions in gestational diabetes, it is necessary to synthesize evidence on oral health interventions designed for pregnant women and individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
George Kitsaras, Koula Asimakopoulou, Michelle Henshaw, Belinda Borrelli
Summary: Oral health behaviour change interventions are rapidly developing globally and applying theories and frameworks from other disciplines. Co-designing and co-developing interventions with users and stakeholders is crucial for their success. Technology-based approaches are widely used in oral health interventions. Selection of appropriate and adaptable approaches is essential, considering the variety of theories and evidence available.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Koula Asimakopoulou, Denise Faulks, Maria Van Harten, Lorraine Ledger, Ann Spencer, Sarah Roux, Ceara Cleary, Blanaid Daly, Catherine Waldron
Summary: This study demonstrates the use of realist methods in developing an intervention to improve oral health in people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD). It shows how realist theories can be integrated with other intervention development methods to guide the design and implementation of interventions.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Pedro Vitali Kammer, Koula Asimakopoulou, Olive Healy, Isabel Fleischmann, Heather Buchanan, Jonathon Tim Newton, Blanaid Daly, Jacobo Limeres Posse, Marie Therese Hosey, Carilynne Yarascavitch, Yvonne MacAuley, Chris Stirling, Aisyah Binti Ahmad Fisal, June Nunn
Summary: This study aims to identify the labels and descriptors used to describe techniques used in oral healthcare. A total of 51 distinct techniques were identified, with general anaesthesia being the most commonly reported technique. The study also explores the categorization of these techniques, with "Behaviour management" being the most commonly used term.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Koula Asimakopoulou, Nicola West, Maria Davies, Anisha Gupta, Charlie Parkinson, Sasha Scambler
Summary: This qualitative study aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators to discussions about dentine hypersensitivity, a condition that is widespread but not routinely discussed during dental consultations. The results showed an attitude-behavior gap among dental teams, who believed that such discussions were important but faced behavioral barriers such as competing priorities, perceived lack of seriousness, and practical issues like lack of time. The study concluded that systemic and behavioral barriers explain the lack of routine discussions on dentine hypersensitivity.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Camilla Bohme Kristensen, Mark Ide, Angus Forbes, Koula Asimakopoulou
Summary: This scoping review explores the importance of oral health in the management of gestational diabetes. The findings suggest that educational interventions can improve participants' oral health knowledge, and the Health Belief Model is commonly used in these interventions. These research findings will inform the development of oral health interventions for women with gestational diabetes in the United Kingdom.
FRONTIERS IN ORAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Vera Hoorens, Sasha Scambler, Eliane Deschrijver, Neil S. Coulson, Ewen Speed, Koula Asimakopoulou
Summary: This study examined the perceived self-other differences in appraisals of individual risk, adherence to behavioral precautionary measures, and their impact on life regarding a COVID-19 pandemic. The study also explored the relationship between self-uniqueness and information seeking behavior as well as trust in information sources. Results showed that participants displayed unrealistic optimism, illusory superiority, and egocentric/allocentric impact bias. Individual differences in self-uniqueness were associated with the number of information sources being used and levels of trust. These findings have implications for health communication strategies.
PSYCHOLOGICA BELGICA
(2022)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Jane Speight, Norbert Hermanns, Dominic Ehrmann
