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. 2025 Jun;42(6):e70016.
doi: 10.1111/dme.70016. Epub 2025 Mar 20.

Patient relevant outcomes for type 1 diabetes management: A qualitative evidence synthesis

Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka  1   2 , Adela Del Valle  1 , Nathaly Aya Pastrana  3 , J Jaime Miranda  1 , David Beran  2
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Patient relevant outcomes for type 1 diabetes management: A qualitative evidence synthesis

Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka et al. Diabet Med. 2025 Jun.

Abstract

Aims: Identify and define relevant outcomes for people living with T1DM and their caregivers, and explore the differences across contexts and life stages. This exercise will inform the development of a Core Outcome Set (COS), an essential list of outcomes that should be measured for T1DM.

Methods: A systematic review of qualitative studies published between 2010 and 2024 using PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, PsychINFO, and CINHAL was conducted. Studies that explored the perspectives and opinions of people living with T1DM or their caregivers around care and the healthcare system were included. Qualitative evidence synthesis was used to identify relevant outcomes for people living with T1DM and their caregivers. People living with T1DM and patient representatives were consulted to provide feedback on the results.

Results: 119 studies were included; 85/119 (71.4%) conducted in high-income countries. Through the qualitative evidence synthesis, we found three levels of outcomes: (1) individual level (diabetes burden, psychological distress, self-efficacy, hypoglycemia burden, and diabetes burnout), (2) caregivers and family level (caregiver burden, social support, support provided by diabetes management team, and financial impact), and (3) systemic level (access to healthcare, administrative burden, structural support).

Conclusions: We found that outcomes can be categorized into three different levels (individual, caregivers/family, and systemic). COS usually considers individual level outcomes, but it was found that outcomes beyond the individual, such as those at the caregiver/family and healthcare levels, also matter for people living with T1DM. To meet the needs, all these levels should be measured.

Keywords: outcomes; qualitative evidence synthesis; type 1 diabetes.

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