Understanding the mechanisms generating outcomes in a Danish peer support intervention for socially vulnerable people with type 2-diabetes: a realist evaluation

ConclusionsWe identified two groups of mechanisms that improved the peers ’ diabetes self-management and use of healthcare services. The mechanisms only generated the intended outcomes if peers’ individual contextual factors facilitated an active interaction with the elements of the intervention. However, independent of these contextual factors, a third group of mecha nisms increased self-care awareness among all peers. We highlight the importance of contextual awareness of the target groups in the design and evaluation of peer support interventions for socially vulnerable people with type 2-diabetes.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, Retrospective Registration (20 Jan 2021), registration numberNCT04722289.
Source: Archives of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research