Global Mapping of Interventions to Improve Quality of Life of People with Diabetes in 1990-2018.
Bach Xuan Tran, Long Hoang Nguyen, Ngoc Minh Pham, Huyen Thanh Thi Vu, Hung Trong Nguyen, Duong Huong Phan, Giang Hai Ha, Hai Quang Pham, Thao Phuong Nguyen, Carl A Latkin, Cyrus S H Ho, Roger C M Ho
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Bach Xuan Tran: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. ORCID
Long Hoang Nguyen: Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
Ngoc Minh Pham: School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA 2605, Australia. ORCID
Huyen Thanh Thi Vu: Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. ORCID
Hung Trong Nguyen: Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Department, National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
Duong Huong Phan: National Hospital of Endocrinology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
Giang Hai Ha: Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam.
Hai Quang Pham: Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam.
Thao Phuong Nguyen: Center of Excellence in Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.
Carl A Latkin: Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. ORCID
Cyrus S H Ho: Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
Roger C M Ho: Center of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam. ORCID
Improving the quality of life (QOL) of people living with diabetes is the ultimate goal of diabetes care. This study provides a quantitative overview of global research on interventions aiming to improve QOL among people with diabetes. A total of 700 English peer-reviewed papers published during 1990-2018 were collected and extracted from the Web of Science databases. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) analysis was undertaken to categorize papers by topic or theme. Results showed an increase in interventions to improve the QOL of patients with diabetes across the time period, with major contributions from high-income countries. Community- and family-based interventions, including those focused on lifestyle and utilizing digital technologies, were common approaches. Interventions that addressed comorbidities in people with diabetes also increased. Our findings emphasize the necessity of translating the evidence from clinical interventions to community interventions. In addition, they underline the importance of developing collaborative research between developed and developing countries.
