Table 2. Study Characteristics.
| Author, year | Country | Setting | Participant Ethnicity | Typology | Sample Size | Women (%) | Age Range, years | Diabetes Duration, years | Average Age, years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode 2003 [18] | England | 1 Hospital, 2 Diabetes Clinics, GP or Practice Nurse | Bangladeshi | Semi-structured, focused interviews | 55 | 67 | 21–81 | 2–15 | 51 |
| Rhode 2003 [19] | England | Central Diabetes Register | Bangladeshi | In-depth interviews | 12 | 67 | 43–75 | Mean 6 Bangladeshi; 9 Others | 59 |
| Chacko 2003 [20] | India | 3 Hospitals with diabetes treatment facilities | Malaysian | Patient observations, in-depth interviews | 50 | 52 | 42–75 | N/A | 58.5 |
| Meeto 2005 [21] | England | Diabetes Clinic | Pakistani, Caucasian | Semi-structured interviews | 49 | 68 Asian 58W | 20–80 | >1 | 50 |
| Naeem 2003 [22] | England | Diabetes Clinic | Kashmiri | Interview | 106 | 0 | >40–60+ | N/A | 50 |
| Kellehar1994 [23] | England | Health Centre | Bangladeshi | Interview | 40 | 37.5 | Vary | N/A | |
| Stone 2005 [24] | England | GP Clinics | Indian, Caucasian | Semi-structured interviews | 20 (15 SA, 5 W) | 55 (60 SA, 40 W) | 33–80 | 8.7 (SA), 11.4 (W) | 56.5 |
| Fagerli 2007 [25] | Norway | GP, Local Hospitals, group education program on diabetes | Pakistani | Semi-structured Interviews | 26 (15 diabetes) | 73 | 38–66 | 0–1+ | 52 |
| Lawton2006 [26] | Scotland | GP, Local Community | Pakistani, Indian | Interview | 23 Pakistani, 9 Indian | 52 Pakistani 56 Indian | 30–71 | 0–16+ | 50.5 |
| Fagerli 2005 [27] | Norway | GP, Local Hospital | Pakistani | Semi-structured interviews | 15 | 73 | 38–66 | 0.5–15 | 52 |
| Lawton 2005 [28] | Scotland | Primary care, Community sources | Pakistani, Indian | In-depth Interviews | 32 (9 Indian, 23 Pakistani) | 53 | 30–71 | 0–16+ | 50.5 |
| Greenhalgh 1998 [29] | England | Primary Care | Bangladeshi, 10, 9 Caucasian, 2 Afro-Caribbean | Narratives, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and pile sorting exercises | 50 | 34 | 21–80 | N/A | 50.5 |
| Venkatesh 2013 [30] | US | Asian Indian organizations, stores, restaurants, relevant organizations | Indian | In-depth audiotaped interviews | 30 | 47 | 54–60 | >18 | 57 |
| Venkataraman 2011 [31] | India | Hospital | Indian | Focus groups, semi-structured interviews | 507 | 55.4 | Mean: 54 | Mean: 6.5 | 54 |
| Jepson 2012 [32] | Scotland | Natural Groups (exercise, mother & baby, prayer) | Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani | Focus groups, In-depth interviews | 59 | 56% | Middle-age | N/A | 40 |
| Islam 2012 [33] | US | Community Events | Bangladeshi | Focus groups | 47 | 50 | N/A | N/A | |
| Wilson 2010 [34] | India | GP & cardiologist offices | Indian | Formal & informal interviewsPatient observations | 200 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Mendenhall 2012 [35] | India | Enrolled in cardio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia Study | Indian | Interview | 59 | 49% | Over 20 | >10 (41%) | 20 |
| Patel 2012 [36] | India | Diabetes Centre | Indian | Questionnaire | 399 | 35% | Mean: 53 | 5.95+4.42 | 53 |
| Hawthorne 1999 [37] | England | Diabetes Center and GP run diabetic mini-clinics | Pakistani | Semi-structured interview & Questionnaire | 201 | 53% | Mean: 53 | Mean Women 5; men 7.8 | 53 |
GP refers to General Practitioner. W refers to White. SA refers to South Asian.