Peer Support for Type 2 Diabetes Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Scoping Review

Diana Sherifali; Lilian Pinto da Silva; Pooja Dewan; F. Aaysha Cader; Zainab Dakhil; Bishal Gyawali; Sheila Klassen; Israa Fadhil Yaseen; Milos Jovkovic; Saira Khalid; Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis; Paige Alliston; Megan Racey

doi:10.5334/gh.1299

Peer Support for Type 2 Diabetes Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Scoping Review

Volume 19 (2024): Issue 1

By: Diana Sherifali , Lilian Pinto da Silva , Pooja Dewan , F. Aaysha Cader , Zainab Dakhil , Bishal Gyawali , Sheila Klassen , Israa Fadhil Yaseen , Milos Jovkovic , Saira Khalid, Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis , Paige Alliston and Megan Racey

Open Access

|Feb 2024

Abstract

Background: Although there is evidence of peer support in high-income countries, the use of peer support as an intervention for cardiometabolic disease management, including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), is unclear.

Methods: A scoping review methodology was used to search the databases MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, PsycINFO, LILACS, CDSR, and CENTRAL.

Results: Twenty-eight studies were included in this scoping review. Of these, 67% were developed in Asia, 22% in Africa, and 11% in the Americas. The definition of peer support varied; however, peer support offered a social and emotional dimension to help individuals cope with negative emotions and barriers while promoting disease management.

Conclusions: Findings from this scopingreview highlight a lack of consistency in defining peer support as a component of CMD management in LMICs. A clear definition of peer support and ongoing program evaluation is recommended for future research.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1299 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179

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Submitted on: May 23, 2023

Accepted on: Jan 25, 2024

Published on: Feb 20, 2024

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Keywords:

Type 2 diabetes,

Cardiometabolic,

Peer support,

Low and middle income,

Scoping review

© 2024 Diana Sherifali, Lilian Pinto da Silva, Pooja Dewan, F. Aaysha Cader, Zainab Dakhil, Bishal Gyawali, Sheila Klassen, Israa Fadhil Yaseen, Milos Jovkovic, Saira Khalid, Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis, Paige Alliston, Megan Racey, published by Ubiquity Press
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