Table 1.
Definitions of setting and interventions.
Fig 1.
Flow diagram of the study selection process.
From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(7): e1000097. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed1000097.
Table 2.
Summary characteristics of the intervention of included studies.
Table 3.
Findings of the impact of nurse led-self management interventions on Observer Related Outcomes (OROs) and Patient Related Outcomes (PROs).
Fig 2.
Comparison of the effect of nurse-led support interventions and usual care on the reduction of some Observer Related Outcomes (OROs): Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure and Hb1Ac*.
*Only for diabetic patients.
Table 4.
Meta-analysis of the reduction of blood pressure levels stratified by level and training of employed nurses; type and duration of the intervention; study size; attrition rate; allocation concealment.
Table 5.
Meta-analysis of the reduction of HbA1c levels in diabetic patients stratified by level and training of employed nurses; type and duration of the intervention; study size; attrition rate; allocation concealment.