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. 2021 Oct 12;2021(10):CD011589. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011589.pub2

van Dijk‐de Vries 2015.

Study characteristics
Methods Pragmatic cluster‐randomised trial, the Netherlands
Participants 40 practice nurses specialised in diabetes mellitus in general practitioner practices (19 intervention versus 21 control). 264 patients (117 intervention, 147 usual care; 46% female patients, average age 65years).
Interventions Biopsychosocial self‐management support (SMS)
 
Intervention features
Multiple complex feedback (multiple PROMs at multiple times) 
PROM(s) used as intervention: Daily Functioning Thermometer (DFT), Distress Screener (DS), Four‐Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ)
Constructs measured: Symptoms, Functioning
Instrument categories/domains: Domain/Disease specific (mental health ‐ emotional distress, physical health ‐ diabetes)
 
Administration features
Where PROMs administered: Clinical setting (e.g. waiting room, office, etc) and non‐clinical setting
How administered: Both self‐administered and interviewer‐administered
Format of PROMs questionnaire(s): Paper
 
Feedback features
Format of PROMs feedback: Paper
How often information fed back: 3 times (baseline, 4 months, and 12 months)
Who information fed back to: Clinicians, Patients
Information fed back: Scores
 
Outcomes Main outcome: dichotomised Visual Analog Scale on perceived effect of diabetes on daily functioning
Other outcomes: patients’ diabetes‐related distress (PAID), quality of life (SF12), autonomy and participation (IPA), self‐efficacy (GSES‐12), self‐ management (PIH)
Notes The study was supported by the Dutch Diabetes Research Foundation (Diabetes Fonds) (grant# 2010.13.1366). The study period was not reported. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
 
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Random number seed computer program to assign PNs to study arms, assuming an allocation ratio of 1:1.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Allocation concealment not possible due to cluster randomisation
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes High risk Due to nature of intervention not possible to blind patients and personnel.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes High risk Due to nature of the intervention blinding of outcomes not possible: PROM used for feedback also used to assess outcome, patients were aware they received the intervention.
Baseline outcome measurements similar Low risk Patients of both groups were comparable for the primary and secondary outcomes at the baseline measurement except for the sum score on the PIH scale.
Baseline characteristics similar Low risk Table 1 had similar baseline characteristics for both groups
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Missing items were imputed using patients’ individual mean score if at least 50% of items were available.
Was study protected against contamination Low risk Risk of contamination was considered by the research team and practice was done to avoid it
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Unclear whether selective reporting took place