Nurses only and multidisciplinary teams were the most frequent professionals to provide education , and most educational interventions were delivered postdischarge .
Psychoeducational interventions were generally effective at reducing smoking and admissions for patients with ACS .
Culturally appropriate health education , self-management educational interventions , group medical visits and psychoeducational interventions were generally effective for patients with T2DM .
Results indicate that there is a body of current evidence about the efficacy of health education , its content and delivery methods for patients with ACS or T2DM .
OBJECTIVES This umbrella review aim ed to identify the current evidence on health education-related interventions for patients with acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) or type two diabetes mellitus ( T2DM ) ; identify the educational content , delivery methods , intensity , duration and setting required .
The purpose was to provide recommendations for educational interventions for high-risk patients with both ACS and T2DM .
EVALUATION OF A STRUCTURED TREATMENT AND TEACHING PROGRAMME ON NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES
A structured treatment and teaching programme for non-insulin-treated non-insulin-dependent ( type 2 ) diabetes was evaluated prospect ively in general practice . The four group sessions were mainly conducted by paramedical personnel . 65 patients from five general practice s were assessed at the start of the programme and 50 ( mean age 65 years , diabetes duration 7 years ) completed the 1 year follow-up ( intervention group ) . The control group consisted of 49 patients ( mean age 63 years , diabetes duration 7 years ) from three other general practice s without the programme . In the intervention group the percentage of patients receiving sulfonylureas  fell from 68 % at the start of the study to 38 % after 1 year ( mean difference 30 % , 95 % confidence interval [ CI ] 16 - 44 % ) ; the mean weight loss was 2.7 kg ( 95 % CI 1.6 - 3.8 kg ) , and non-fasting triglycerides were reduced by 0.77 mmol/1 ( 95 % CI 0.35 - 1.19 mmol/l ) ; and glycosylated haemoglobin remained unchanged ( 7.1 % of total haemoglobin ) . In the control group none of these indices was changed during the study year , and 10 % of patients started insulin treatment . The structured treatment and teaching programme improved the overall quality of patient care in elderly non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients treated by general practitioners
Nurses only and multidisciplinary teams were the most frequent professionals to provide education , and most educational interventions were delivered postdischarge .
Psychoeducational interventions were generally effective at reducing smoking and admissions for patients with ACS .
Culturally appropriate health education , self-management educational interventions , group medical visits and psychoeducational interventions were generally effective for patients with T2DM .
Results indicate that there is a body of current evidence about the efficacy of health education , its content and delivery methods for patients with ACS or T2DM .
OBJECTIVES This umbrella review aim ed to identify the current evidence on health education-related interventions for patients with acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) or type two diabetes mellitus ( T2DM ) ; identify the educational content , delivery methods , intensity , duration and setting required .
The purpose was to provide recommendations for educational interventions for high-risk patients with both ACS and T2DM .