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Table 2.

Summary of the published studies including qualitative synthesis

Source	Setting	Patients (n)	Age	Inclusion criteria	Interventions	Intervention times/h
Gregg et al. (2007)	Clinic	81	Mean 50.9 years	English‐speaking participants with type 2 diabetes receiving medical care at a low‐income community health center	The workshop included the ACT manual, mindfulness and acceptance training regarding difficult thoughts and feelings about diabetes, exploration of personal values related to diabetes, and a focus on the ability to act in a valued direction while encountering difficult experiences	One time/over 4 h
Shayeghian et al. (2016)	Elsewhere	100	Mean 55.4 (SD 8.4) years	Age 40–60 years, T2 diabetes diagnosed within 1–10 years with no change in diabetes medication for at least 3 months before entering the study	The protocol used during the training program was based on the structure and format of the 10‐session protocol contained in ‘The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Diabetes Self‐Management,’ which utilizes mindfulness meditation to enhance an individual’s ability to respond effectively to difficult thoughts and feelings across a variety of problems	One time/unknown
Whitehead et al. (2017)	Elsewhere	73	Education group Mean 53.7 (SD 8.6) years Education & ACT group Mean 56.1 (SD 6.9) years	Clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for 12 months or more, age 18 years and over, with persistent, suboptimal glycemic control. This was defined as HbA_1c >7% 53 mmol/mol in the past 12–18 months, with at least 2 records of HbA_1c >7% 53 mmol/mol during this period and HbA_1c >7% 53 mmol/mol on recruitment	The ACT component addressed mindfulness and acceptance training in relation to difficult thoughts and feelings about diabetes, exploration of personal values related to diabetes, and a focus on the ability to act in a valued direction while encountering difficult experiences	One time/6.5 h

Source

Setting

Patients (n)

Age

Inclusion criteria

Interventions

Intervention times/h

Gregg et al. (2007)

Clinic

Mean 50.9 years

English‐speaking participants with type 2 diabetes receiving medical care at a low‐income community health center

The workshop included the ACT manual, mindfulness and acceptance training regarding difficult thoughts and feelings about diabetes, exploration of personal values related to diabetes, and a focus on the ability to act in a valued direction while encountering difficult experiences

One time/over 4 h

Shayeghian et al. (2016)

Elsewhere

100

Mean 55.4 (SD 8.4) years

Age 40–60 years, T2 diabetes diagnosed within 1–10 years with no change in diabetes medication for at least 3 months before entering the study

The protocol used during the training program was based on the structure and format of the 10‐session protocol contained in ‘The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Diabetes Self‐Management,’ which utilizes mindfulness meditation to enhance an individual’s ability to respond effectively to difficult thoughts and feelings across a variety of problems

One time/unknown

Whitehead et al. (2017)

Elsewhere

Education group Mean 53.7 (SD 8.6) years

Education & ACT group Mean 56.1 (SD 6.9) years

Clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for 12 months or more, age 18 years and over, with persistent, suboptimal glycemic control. This was defined as HbA_1c >7% 53 mmol/mol in the past 12–18 months, with at least 2 records of HbA_1c >7% 53 mmol/mol during this period and HbA_1c >7% 53 mmol/mol on recruitment

The ACT component addressed mindfulness and acceptance training in relation to difficult thoughts and feelings about diabetes, exploration of personal values related to diabetes, and a focus on the ability to act in a valued direction while encountering difficult experiences

One time/6.5 h

ACT, acceptance and commitment therapy; HbA_1c, glycated hemoglobin; SD, standard deviation.