Diabetes Self-Management Behaviours among Adult Persons with Disabilities – A Systematic Review

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International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2023,13,1,31-36.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.5Published:June 2023Type:Original Article Diabetes Self-Management Behaviours among Adult Persons with Disabilities – A Systematic ReviewRajeswaran Thiagesan, Vijayaprasad Gopichandran, Sudharshini Subramaniam, Sanjai Subha, Kalpana Kosalram, and Hilaria Soundari Rajeswaran Thiagesan1,*, Vijayaprasad Gopichandran2, Sudharshini Subramaniam3, Sanjai Subha4, Kalpana Kosalram5, Hilaria Soundari1 1Centre for Applied Research, The Gandhigram Rural Institute – (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. 2Department of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Ashok Pillar Main Road, KK Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. 3Institute of Community Medicine, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. 4Department of Neurology, Junior Specialist Doctor (Standard), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2WB, UNITED KINGDOM. 5School of Public Health, SRM Medical College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Potheri, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. Abstract:Background: Self-management of diabetes is essential for proper control of blood sugars and prevention of complications. Persons with disabilities face challenges in adopting self-management behaviours. Objectives: To assess diabetes self-management behaviours among persons with disabilities. Materials and Methods: We searched PubMed with a comprehensive search strategy to retrieve epidemiological studies that reported the diabetes self-management behaviours among persons with disabilities in English language journals between 1990 – 2022. We did a step-wise screening of the retrieved articles and synthesized the findings of the selected papers. Results: Of the 992 papers that were obtained, 981 did not meet our inclusion criteria and were excluded at the stage of title and abstract screening. Eleven papers were retrieved and read in detail, and 8 of them were excluded at this stage. Finally, three papers two from China and one from Iran were included in the review. The studies revealed poor diabetes self-management behaviours among persons with disabilities, especially in the domains of diet and physical activity. Conclusion: There is a dearth of studies exploring diabetes self-management behaviours among persons with disabilities. Even the few reported studies show low levels of self-management behaviours. Keywords:Diabetes self-management, diet, Disabilities, Exercise, Glycemic control, Medication adherence., MonitoringView:PDF (149.67 KB)