Type 2 & other diabetes

Systematic review of the barriers and facilitators to dietary modification in people living with type 2 diabetes and pre‐diabetes from South Asian ethnic populations

Diabet MedPublished Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

Culturally tailored interventions could improve adherence to diet modification in people with T2DM from SA ethnicity. Interventions involving the application of social media to challenge intergenerational stigmas and misinformation, distributing culturally appropriate resources and providing diets tailored to the SA palate could help.

Study context

Population
People of South Asian ethnicity with T2D or pre-diabetes7 articles
Outcome
Barriers and facilitators of dietary modification
Methodological detailsthematic analysis, Searched PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus: 3739 articles
  • Thematic analysis
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Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Facilitators: cultural sensitivity, health education, support networks

3

Barriers: healthcare inequity, cultural insensitivity, social pressures, misconceptions, time constraints

5

Original publication

Systematic review of the barriers and facilitators to dietary modification in people living with type 2 diabetes and pre‐diabetes from South Asian ethnic populations. Diabet Med. Published 23 May 2023. doi:10.1111/dme.15132

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